Phytochemical analysis and antimicrobial activity of Phytolacca dodecandra, Cucumis aculeatus and Erythrina excelsa
Three medicinal plants, Erythrina excelsa, Phytolacca dodecandra and Cucumis aculeatus,
collected from Siaya and Migori District in Kenya, were screened for the presence of
phytochemicals. These plants have diverse compounds including phenolics, terpenoids,
anthraquinones, alkaloids and flavonoids, whereby the terpenoids were the most abundant.
The antimicrobial activity of the hexane, dichloromethane, ethyl acetate, methanol and water
extracts from the stem barks, root barks and the leaves of selected medicinal plants were …
collected from Siaya and Migori District in Kenya, were screened for the presence of
phytochemicals. These plants have diverse compounds including phenolics, terpenoids,
anthraquinones, alkaloids and flavonoids, whereby the terpenoids were the most abundant.
The antimicrobial activity of the hexane, dichloromethane, ethyl acetate, methanol and water
extracts from the stem barks, root barks and the leaves of selected medicinal plants were …