Table 3 Mean inhibition zone of bacterial growth (mm) for the leaves of methanol extracts of L. inermis, A. aspera and A. indica leaves

LI

100

33.0 ± 1.0

15.5 ± 0.5

15.1 ± 0.7

8.1 ± 0.4

20.5 ± 0.5

12.5 ± 0.5

8.2 ± 0.3

7.6 ± 0.5

15.1 ± 0.7

21.0 ± 1.0

20.5 ± 0.5

200

31.0 ± 1.0

17.5 ± 0.5

19.3 0.6

10.3 ± 0.8

21.2 ± 0.7

13.8 ± 0.8

9.6 ± 0.5

8.8 ± 0.7

19.3 ± 0.6

24.5 ± 0.5

21.2 ± 1.1

400

33.0 ± 1.0

21.3 ± 1.5

21.2 ± 0.3

12.1 ± 0.6

21.5 ± 0.9

15.6 ± 0.5

10.5 ± 0.9

10.8 ± 0.8

21.2 ± 0.3

25.9 ± 0.9

21.9 ± 1.0

AA

100

7.1 ± 0.6

6.3 ± 0.6

6.4 ± 0.5

6.8 ± 0.8

6.4 ± 0.4

6.2 ± 0.3

6.4 ± 0.4

6.0 ± 0.0

6.6 ± 0.6

10.5 ± 0.9

6.5 ± 0.5

200

9.1 ± 0.4

6.5 ± 0.5

6.6 ± 0.6

7.4 ± 0.5

6.5 ± 0.5

6.6 ± 0.5

6.8 ± 0.7

6.5 ± 0.5

7.5 ± 0.6

12.9 ± 1.0

6.6 ± 0.7

400

6.3 ± 0.4

7.0 ± 1.0

7.5 ± 0.6

7.6 ± 0.5

6.7 ± 0.6

7.0 ± 1.0

7.2 ± 1.0

6.5 ± 0.5

7.4 ± 0.4

13.3 ± 0.6

6.8 ± 0.8

AI

100

6.4 ± 0.4

6.2 ± 0.3

6.3 ± 0.4

6.6 ± 0.5

6.4 ± 0.4

6.4 ± 0.4

6.4 ± 0.5

6.1 ± 0.2

6.3 ± 0.4

16.7 ± 0.6

6.3 ± 0.6

200

6.7 ± 0.3

6.7 ± 0.6

6.5 ± 0.5

7.4 ± 0.4

6.8 ± 0.7

6.8 ± 0.7

6.6 ± 0.6

6.1 ± 0.2

6.5 ± 0.5

18.3 ± 0.6

7.4 ± 0.5

400

7.4 ± 0.4

8.2 ± 0.7

7.5 ± 0.7

6.3 ± 0.3

7.8 ± 0.2

7.5 ± 0.5

8.5 ± 0.5

7.4 ± 0.5

6.4 ± 0.5

21.0 ± 1.0

9.5 ± 0.5

27.0 ± 0.0

27.0 ± 0.0

24.0 ± 0.0

24.0 ± 0.0

29.0 ± 0.0

29.0 ± 0.0

24.0 ± 0.0

24.0 ± 0.0

15.0 ± 0.0

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

24.0 ± 0.0

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

24.0 ± 0.0

–

NI

NI

NI

NI

NI

NI

NI

NI

NI

NI

NI