Anti-microbial effects of Castor bean plant (Ricinus Communis) root extracts against the Staphylococcus Aureus and Escherichia Coli
- Author
- Muza, West
- Title
- Anti-microbial effects of Castor bean plant (Ricinus Communis) root extracts against the Staphylococcus Aureus and Escherichia Coli
- Abstract
- Due to the lack of medicine in clinics and the expensive cost of medications in pharmacies, many rural residents of Zimbabwe have started adopting natural herbal items for healthcare. The scant information on the safety and effectiveness of these products in the literature demonstrates how few of them have undergone thorough testing. This study examined the phytochemical content and anti-microbial properties of castor bean plant (Ricinus communis) root extracts against Staphylococcus aureus, and Escherichia coli. Ricinus communis is a herb that rural Zimbabweans frequently utilize for a variety of uses. Escherichia coli and Staphylococcus aureas bacteria were utilized to assess the herb's antibacterial properties using agar paper disc diffusion. According to antimicrobial activity test results, the ethyl acetate extract was successful in preventing Escherichia coli from growing (diameter of inhibition zone 17mm). Staphylococcus aureas exhibited resistance to the extracts' antibacterial activity (width of the inhibition zone: 9 mm), which is equivalent to ethanol, the extracts' negative control. Analytical procedures were used to determine the phytochemical makeup. The testing revealed that alkaloids and flavonoids are present in Ricinus communis
- Date
- 2022
- Publisher
- BUSE
- Keywords
- Anti-microbial effects
- Castor bean plant
- Supervisor
- Dr. Mgocheki, N.
- Media
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