Antimicrobial activity of Bryophyllum pinnatum leaves.

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Department of Microbiology, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Osun State, Nigeria.

Published: April 2000

Bryophyllum pinnatum leaf 60% methanolic extract was found to inhibit the growth of five out of eight bacteria used, at a concentration of 25 mg/ml.

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