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Antimicrobial Effect of Non-polar Compounds Extracted from Medicinal Plants

Sana Ghazanfar, Muhammad Shahid , Huadong Liu, Muhammad Shafa
American Journal of Food and Nutrition. 2020, 8(3), 61-68. DOI: 10.12691/ajfn-8-3-2
Received August 14, 2020; Revised September 17, 2020; Accepted September 26, 2020

Abstract

The learning is too focussing on identification of compounds dependable for the antimicrobial. Medicinal plants have a significant wellspring of pharmacological impacts that goes about as new of diseases, anti-infections, antioxidant and hostile to malignancy operators. In this study, antimicrobial and antioxidant properties of thyme (Thymus vulgaris L.) black pepper (Piper nigrum L.) Cinnamon (Cinnamomum verum L.) green tea (Camellia sinensis L.) nutmegs (Myristicafragrans Houtt) were investigated. Medicinal plants are generally devoured around the world; green tea contains a lot of non-oxidized flavonoids, named catechins. Therapeutic plants are additionally proof that lessens oxidative pressure hostile to diabetic and switches endothelial brokenness. The examination was led to investigate the antimicrobial and cancer prevention agent properties. The antimicrobial activities were analyzed by disc diffusion test against chosen microbial strain. Anti-microbial activity of n-hexane extract from medicinal plants against two “Gram positive” microscopic organisms viz Staphylococcus aureus and Bacillus subtils two “Gram negative” microorganisms, for example, Pasturellamultocida and Escherichia coli was performed. The antimicrobial effects showed that 30% concentration of n-hexane black pepper (Piper nigrum L.) extract had a strong activity against Bacillus subtills (64±1) and 50% concentration of thyme (Thymus vulgaris L.) extract against Staphylococcus aureus (23±1). The consequences of against oxidant activities uncovered that the most noteworthy all out phenolic substance and complete flavonoid substance were noted after extract of plants. Free radical rummaging action was most extreme in n-hexane extract of plants. Reducing power assay was most extreme extracts of plants. Biofilm activity of plants extracts n-hexane against two bacteria viz Staphylococcus aureus and such as Escherichia coli was done. The extract shows maximum hemolysis of erythrocytes. It was seen that all verified microbial strains were sensitive “>0.82 activity value” to extract that showed a higher antimicrobial impact. Keep in outlook the significance of flavonoids and other bioactive compounds this investigation concentrated on evaluating natural compounds utilizing remove at various fixation.

1. Introduction

Historically, or century ago, people use plant extract to treat various infections disease by medical plant among them Cinnamomum verum L is best for treating. It is an enduring tree, and its basic oil (EO) is utilized as a seasoning and a characteristic sustenance additive, and it is one of the principle items in charge of pharmacological activities. 1. The cutting edge logical articles give an account of the capacity of cinnamon to be antidiabetic, mitigating, and hostile to contagious, against HIV, improve heart work, expert injury recuperating, and against malignant growth 2. Cinnamon as a zest to enhance nourishment as well as a cancer prevention agent, mitigating, and antidiabetic operator that influences insulin affectability 3. It has been for quite some time utilized as a customary drug in the treatment of numerous conditions, for example, bronchitis, ailment, and neuralgia 2. Cinnamon has been for some time utilized as a customary prescription in the treatment of numerous conditions 1. One of the restorative plants broadly utilized in pharmacology is thyme (Thymus vulgaris L., Lamiaceae. This subshrub is local to Mediterranean areas, where it displays a high substance changeability. This species is ordinarily utilized as a culinary herb, and it likewise has a long history of utilization for various therapeutic purposes 4. Because of nourishment items, oxidation and microorganism development are the fundamental driver of sustenance deterioration and foodborne ailments. Manufactured additives are generally used to battle such dangers 5. Cinnamon remove diminishes blood glucose examination additionally demonstrated that cinnamon builds the insulin sensitivity and glucose take-up in adipocytes 6. The use of thyme for its antiparasitic and antimicrobial properties has likewise been accounted for, together with different uses as a diuretic, diaphoretic, and hostile to fitful operator 4. The high business estimation of Thymus leaves and blossoms, as a result of their tip top basic oil parts and auxiliary metabolites make it an imperative harvest in various fields of prescription 7. There has been an overall increment in customer interest for crisply created products of the soil essentially on the grounds that they are related with medical advantages 8. The structure and capacity of these secretory structures is very much reported in the Lamiaceae and they have been considered as the dynamic site of fundamental oil biosynthesis, emission and collection 6. Tea plant (Camellia sinensis) is an essential yield utilized for refreshments and developed worldwide. Various investigations have recommended that tea is useful for the avoidance and treatment of cardiovascular maladies and malignant growth 9. Green tea is attributed to its polyphenolic blends, particularly catechins. The noteworthy green tea catechins are “negative” epicatechin (EC) (−) epicatechin-3-gallate (ECG) (−) epigallocatechin (EGC) and (−) epigallocatechin-3-gallate (EGCG) 10. They have medical advantages since it counteracts and treats numerous human illnesses: tumors, contaminations, cardiovascular and neurological infections 11. Obesity is related with the utilization of unhealthy sustenance’s and inactive way of life 12. In 2016, around 1.9 billion grown-ups were overweight and just about 33% were stout 13. Ku-Ding-Cha, truly harsh spike-leaf tea, is a sort of well-known home-grown tea generally utilized in China from numerous hundred years prior 14. They are commonly treated with a wide assortment of antifungal medications 11. It is additionally professed to have the antioxidative, mitigating, antitumor, antidiabetic, hepatoprotective, neuroprotective just as diuretic properties. Green tea is a kind of tea that is produced using non-matured leaves. This protected, modest, accessible and prevalent drink is expended around the world, customarily in Asian nations 10. This consolidate the aril (mace), bark (for instance cinnamon), berries (peppercorn), handles (garlic), bloom (saffron), leaves (delta leaves), roots (ginger) and seeds (nutmeg) of a plant 15. Flavours are generally created in tropical regions of the world. The nutmeg tree is indigenous to the Moluccas in Indonesia - the Banda islands - and various battles were combat because of the nutmeg. A well conveying nutmeg tree may give everything thought about a yearly production of 14- 22 kg green nutmegs, which looks at to 7- 11 kg of shelled, dry nutmegs. The degree of dried shelled nutmeg to dried mace is around 20: 3. During drying nutmeg loses about 25% of its weight. Yields move essentially among trees, and between farms or field areas 16.

Piper nigrum L. is an enduring, evergreen woody vine of the family Piperaceae 17. Beginning from tropical locale of India and Southeast Asia, the plant has a magnificent smell and disagreeable taste. These natural items are from the P. nigrum L. plant; anyway they are traversed different behaviour frames, which it gives them various flavours besides hotness 17. Current logical proof has likewise shown remedial and stomach related incitement possibilities of P. nigrum L. 18. Since old occasions, dark pepper has been generally utilized as a flavour in cooking. Also, this flavour is exceptionally esteemed as a people prescription in view of its antibacterial properties and other physiological advantages, especially in treating torment, seasonal influenza, muscle throbs, and ailment 19. Accordingly, the motivation behind this current research and flow inquire about is to assess the n-hexane concentrate of green tea thyme Cinnamon nutmegs and black pepper at various concentration against a few natural activities in vitro just as to screen out the cytotoxic impacts of therapeutic plants.

2. Materials and Methods

2.1. Plant

In the present investigation it was wanted to screen the microbiological activities of extracts of Cinnamon “Cinnamomumverum L./Cinnamomumzeylanicum L.” Thyme “Thymus vulgaris L.” Black pepper “Piper nigrum L.” Nutmeg / Jaiphal “MyristicafragransHoutt” Green tea “Camellia sinensis L.” use solvent with different treatment leaves were purchased from local market.

2.2. Extracts of Medicinal Plants

The extraction of selected medicinal plants was carried out the following solvent n-Hexane extract of cinnamon nutmeg black pepper green tea and thyme. Extraction were carried out by 30%, 50% and 80% concentrations of n-hexane.

2.3. Preparation of Extracts
2.3.1. n-Hexane Extraction

The leaves of thyme green tea nutmeg black pepper and cinnamon were ground for extract and soaked them by using n-Hexane in clean flask and placed in orbital shaker at 120 rpm for two days. The extracts were separated by utilizing filter paper. The filtrates were then focused by utilizing revolving evaporator and store in refrigerated at 40C preceding utilized 20.

2.4. Antimicrobial Assay

Antimicrobial capability of n-Hexane extricate against chosen microbes (Escherichia coli, Staphylococcus aureus, Bacillus subtilis, Pasteurella multocida) and parasitic (Aspergillus flavus) strains were dictated by circle scattering strategy 21.


2.4.1. Antifungal Assay

Potato Dextrose agar was vaccinated with the contagious species and transferred in Petri dish. Fluconazole as (+) control plate and H2O as (-) control and ‘filter paper’ was soaked with plant extract. The plates were placed at 2°C for 48 hours and the antifungal movement was surveyed as discussed previously 22.


2.4.2. Anti-Bacterial Assay

‘Filter paper’ plates were permeated with 30 μL trial of the plant independent. Nutrient agar medium was poured in Petri plates and immunized. Disinfected refined water and Chloramphenicol were used as ‘+’ and ‘-’ control separately. The extract having antibacterial activity quelled the bacterial improvement and clear zones were confined. The zones of restriction were evaluated in millimetres. The circles were laid dimension on the advancement medium and the plates were brought forth at 37°C for 24 hours. 22.

2.5. Antioxidant Activities
2.5.1. Total Flavonoid Contents

The absorbance was estimated at 510 nm. Catechin identical (100-300 ppm) utilized as standard in TFC was controlled by applying NaOH AlCl3 and NaNO2 reagent 22.


2.5.2. Total Phenolic Contents

The total phenolic content (TPC) was dictated by the “Folin-Ciocalteu” technique (31-32) with some alteration. Absorbance was taken at 765 nm. 23.


2.5.3. DPPH Radical Scavenging Assay

The free radical searching action of the considerable number of concentrates was assessed by 1, 1-diphenyl-2-picryl-hydrazyl (DPPH) as indicated by the recently revealed technique 24.


2.5.4. Determination of Reducing Power

“Ascrobic acid” was as standard. Reducing power of the given plant test was measured by using potassium ferricyanide [K3Fe (CN)6] and sodium phosphate support of pH 6.6 25.

2.6. Cytotoxic Analysis
2.6.1. Hemolytic Assay

The erythrocytes separated was debilitated in ‘phosphate buffer saline’ of pH 7.4. Included plant independent and anguished for 5 min at 370 and consolidate 0.5 mL H2O2 that induce oxidative degradation of layer lipids. Blood tests were gathered in EDTA that was debilitated with saline (0.9% NaCl), and centrifuged. Quercetin was taken as reference compound. Triton 100-X was taken as ‘+’ control, Saline phosphate as ‘-’ control. Then % age and absorbance was taken at 576 nm.


2.6.2. Anti-thrombolytic Assay

The streptokinase was used as a (+) control for this experiment. The suspension was taken eagerly on the vertex blender and concentrate was suspended in DMSO. The coagulation to check thrombolytic development and liquid status of plant expel was added to the eppendorf tube containing.

2.7. Inhibition of Biofilm

After 48h of incubating at 37°C, the glass tubes were filled nutrient broth and immunized with a microbial strain for medium-term the substance was tapped. By then the cylinders were hold with refined water for 5 min. The barrels were recolored with 2% crystal violet for 7 min. The assembled data will be shown in the arrangement and sensible structure. On the internal surface of the cylinder the ‘+’ result was exhibited by the closeness of a supporter film of recolored material. The quantitative test for biofilm procedure was performed by the strategy depicted 22. The find the perfect antimicrobial and cell cancer prevention agent action mean and standard deviation was preformed to see the refinement among the plant remove.

2.8. Statistical Analysis

The gathered information will be introduced in the arrangement and realistic structure. The locate the ideal "mean and standard deviation" was performed to see the distinction among the plant extract.

3. Result and Discussion

3.1. Antimicrobial Activity of Medicinal Plants

Our outcomes demonstrate that a few concentrates had wide range of movement by framing a reasonable region of hindrance although other had insignificant region of restraint then have extremely unfortunate action against the strain. The concentrates of green tea thyme cinnamon nutmeg and dark pepper was screened for antimicrobial movement. The technique for the assurance of antimicrobial action was plate dissemination strategy and zone of hindrance was estimated with zone peruser, the outcome evaluated into levels that were spoken to by in addition to and short sign.

n-Hexane concentrate of all plants has practically extraordinary movement list against all the tried organisms (gram negative and gram-positive bacterial species). To assess the antibacterial action in the concentrates of plants against pathogenic microorganisms like Bacillus subtilis and Streptococcus aureus. All concentrates demonstrated basically indistinguishable degree of development since standard extraction and analyze procedures were performed on a standard proportion of dried test material. It was seen that 80% n-Hexane concentrate of Piper nigrum L. had greater action record when contrasted with another n-Hexane separate aside from Pasteurella multicoida gram negative. Distinction between results is because of various kind of fixation utilized. The conceivable reason for this pattern can be that most antimicrobial mixes are progressively dissolvable in n-Hexane solvents and have higher inhibitory quality. While autoclaved water as negative control ‘-’ and chloramphenicol was utilized as ‘+’ control.

  • Table 1. Zone of inhibition (mm) of n-Hexane extracts of Thyme “Thymus vulgaris L” Nutmeg / Black pepper “Piper nigrum L.” Jaiphal “Myristicafragrans Hout” Green tea “Camellia sinensis L.” Cinnamon “Cinnamomum verum L.” against Gram negative Pasturellia multicoida and Escherichia coli bacteria

  • Table 2. Zone of inhibition (mm) of n-hexane extracts of Cinnamon “Cinnamomum verum L.” Black pepper “Piper nigrum L.” Nutmeg / Jaiphal “Myristicafragrans Houtt” Green tea “Camellia sinensis L.” Thyme “Thymus vulgaris L.” against Gram positive Staphylococcus aureus and Baciullus subtilis bacteria

3.2. Antifungal Activity

Secondary metabolites of parasitic concentrates were additionally tried for their antimicrobial activities. Aspergillus flavus were chosen antifungal activity. Our outcome demonstrated that n-Hexane have bioactivity against certain microbes while they didn't fundamentally influence the development of pathogenic parasites and non-pathogenic growth.

  • Table 3. Zone of inhibition (mm) of n-Hexane extracts of Nutmeg / Jaiphal ‘Myristicafragrans Houtt’ Green tea ‘Camellia sinensis L.’ Black pepper ‘Piper nigrum L.’ Cinnamon ‘Cinnamomum verum L.’ Thyme ‘Thymus vulgaris L.’ Aspergillus flavus

3.3. Antioxidant Activity

Antioxidant activity of extracts of Cinnamon (Cinnamomumverum L./Cinnamomumzeylanicum L.) Thyme (Thymus vulgaris L.) Green tea (Camellia sinensis L.) Black pepper (Piper nigrum L.) Nutmeg / Jaiphal (MyristicafragransHoutt).


3.3.1. Total Flavonoid Contents (TFC)

The data (Figure 1) revealed that 80% n-Hexane extract of Piper nigrum L showed highest (24µg/mL) total flavonoid contents followed. Total flavonoid contents of medicinal plants viz., n-Hexane extracts were presented in above graph.


3.3.2. Total Phenolic Contents (TPC)

Current enthusiasm for them comes from their cancer prevention agent, against mutagenic mitigating, and anticarcinogenic action. The phenolic compounds are one of the biggest and chief universal gatherings metabolites the plant that have a fragrant circle behaviour at least one hydroxyl constituents. 26. Polyphenols and Phenols apply their defensive impacts complete different system like keeping the development of cancer-causing agents from antecedent substances by going about as blocking operators or stifling specialists 27.


3.3.3. DPPH by Free Radical Scavenging Activity

Plants extracts the power of shading relies on the reducing ability of compounds existing in medium Measurement of reducing potential can mirror a few parts of cancer antioxidant activity. In this method ferrous particles alteration in screening from yellow to somewhat blue green and ferric particles are decreased. Additional prominent force of shading, added prominent determination the ingestion; thusly, more important will be the cell antioxidant act 28.

The medicinal plants demonstrated the huge reducing potential. These outcomes recommend that plants extract fundamentally electro benefactor responding through unrestricted radicals to change over them into progressively steady items then end radical chain responses 29. Heavy metal reducing intensity of concentrates/part is used in light of the fact that the cancer prevention agent action of phenolics is mainly a result of their redox properties, which empower them to go about as decreasing operators; singlet oxygen quenchers and hydrogen contributor 30. Comparable connection between iron decreasing action and absolute phenolic content has been accounted for in writing. Notwithstanding, the relationship may not be constantly straight.

3.4. Biofilm Inhibition

A biofilm is a polymeric blend typically made from extracellular DNA proteins and polysaccharides, are large impervious to ordinary methods for sterilization. In biofilm bacterial cells attach to one another on a surface its gathering of microscopic organisms. Extracellular polymeric substance and intercede of bacterial polysaccharides are fundamental piece of grid of biofilm or the vast majority of the cell-to-cell and cell-to-surface association important for biofilm adjustment and arrangement. The goal of this measure was to discover the capability of therapeutic plants to hinder biofilm development. Therapeutic plants separates were tried for their antibiofilm action and results got are appeared in chart.

3.5. Thrombolytic Activity

As thrombolytic reagents all concentrates showed critical thrombolytic activity in this inspect we attempted the capacity of all plants for existence used. Which are reasonable in accommodating certain sicknesses, and re-established the excitement for home created drugs in Pharmacological use had incited exposure of plant understood medications, Streptokinase remained used as (+) control around 30 % of pharmaceuticals are set up from plants far and wide. The coagulation isolates from concentrates were choosing as a bit of disclosure of cardio drugs from minuscule life forms. This examination assessed the thrombolytic capacity of plants. Ordinary plans are utilized since old occasions for the treatment of disarranges 31.

All concentrates acquired from ordinary culture demonstrated exceptional capability of cloth lysis. Every other concentrate indicated non-huge movements of cloth separate n-Hexane. Likewise, our decisions additionally show the alternative to creating novel thrombolytic n-Hexane. In any case, further examinations ought to be led to seclude and characterize the compounds in thrombolytic activity. In end from our outcomes, it very well may be affirmed that our discoveries may have huge ramifications in cardiovascular.

3.6. Hemolytic Activity

Cytotoxicity test was completed by hemolytic action against human red blood cells. The rate hemolysis of various concentrates is delineated point by point in Fig. The most noteworthy level of hemolysis action was seen in supreme concentrates n-Hexane concentrates of Piper nigrum L show most astounding quality and Cinnamomum verum L show least esteem

  • Table 5. The Cytotoxicity of Thyme (Thymus vulgaris L.) Green tea (Camellia sinensis L.) Cinnamon (Cinnamomumverum L./Cinnamomumzeylanicum L.) Black pepper (Piper nigrum L.) Nutmeg / Jaiphal (Myristicafragrans Houtt) against human RBCs

4. Conclusion

Cancer prevention agent movement of concentrates of thyme green tea nutmeg cinnamon and dark pepper was estimated by various techniques. The after effects of against oxidant movement uncovered that the maximum altogether out phenolic substance besides complete flavonoid substance were noted from n-Hexane concentrate of plants. Free radical searching action was most extreme in all of plants. Reducing force test was highest of plants. Significance of Medicines got from the common sources is picking up force now days because of expanding worry about possibly destructive engineered added substances. Plants have been utilized as an essential wellspring of courses of action since old conditions. Characteristic wellspring of prescriptions is plant herbs that contain dynamic mixes which have incredible efficient and helpful qualities. Clearly, the plant kingdom is useable wellspring of component parcels in the managing a few noteworthy issues.

The antimicrobial techniques apply and examined against chose microbial strain. the microbial movement of therapeutic plants against two Gram (+) microscopic organisms viz; Staphylococcus aureus and Bacillus subtilis two Gram (-) microorganisms, for example, Pasturellamultocida and Escherichia coli was performed. The outcomes demonstrated that all plants extricate indicated action against the tried microbes with correlation with one another. MIC was likewise checked against the gram (+) and (-) microscopic organisms. The least MIC esteem was recorded Gram negative microscopic organisms, least MIC estimation of n-Hexane concentrate of plants were seen against Escherichia coli and P.multicoida. MBC is the base centralization of an antibacterial expert that results in bacterial demise. While MIC is minimal estimation of an antibacterial specialist imperative to stifle perceptible improvement, the more bactericidal the exacerbate the closer the MIC is to the MBC. Antioxidant movement of concentrates black pepper is here and there connected straightforwardly to the skin for treating nerve torment (neuralgia) and a skin sickness called scabies. Dark pepper likewise utilized topically as a counterirritant for agony green tea is rich in polyphenols that have impacts like diminishing irritation and battling malignant growth. Thyme is thought to have antibacterial, insecticidal, and potentially antifungal properties. Cinnamon several little examinations have connected cinnamon to more likely glucose levels. A portion of this work indicates it might control glucose by bringing down insulin obstruction. nutmeg Those mitigating properties will help diminish seeing pimples. The invigorating properties will surely wake up dead skin cells and help those no-so-scarce differences around your mouth blur. also, was estimated by various techniques. The outcomes of hostile to oxidant action exposed that the peak all out phenolic substance and absolute flavonoid substance were documented from n-Hexane concentrate of plants. Free radical searching action was most extreme in n-Hexane concentrates of plants. Decreasing force test was most extreme in n-Hexane concentrates of plants. Significance of Medicines acquired from the common sources is picking up force now days considering expanding worry about possibly hurtful manufactured added substances. Plants have been utilized as an essential wellspring of game plans since old conditions. Regular wellspring of medications is plant herbs that contain dynamic mixes which have extraordinary conservative and helpful qualities. Clearly, the plant kingdom is useable wellspring of component parcels in the managing two or three noteworthy issue.

Hemolytic examine was done utilizing various concentrates of therapeutic plants. The concentrates show most extreme hemolysis of erythrocytes. The capacity to make colonies of bacteria to instigate hemolysis when developed on blood agar is utilized to group certain microorganisms. Biofilm movement of plants separates (n-hexane) against two microscopic organisms viz Staphylococcus aureus and, for example, Escherichia coli was performed. The outcomes demonstrated that all the plant separates indicated most astounding movement against these microbes. The aftereffects of thrombolytic action against n-hexane extricates show most elevated action. The aftereffects of this examination mean the potential as a wellspring of restorative specialists. Taking everything into account, n-hexane was the most viable solvents for removing antimicrobial mixes. Besides, careful investigations happening cleaning of bioactive parts, beneath the correct situations, cannister explain the precise possible of the plant as sanitized segments would positively show additional intensity regarding the hindrance of organisms. Besides, the movement displayed through the concentrates in contradiction of microorganisms might bid logical support for therapeutic capability of the plant species.

Acknowledgements

We explicitly appreciate to Muhammad Shahid, Huadong liu, and Muhammad shafa. They provide laboratory facilities, as well as research guidelines.

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Ghazanfar, Sana, Muhammad Shahid, Huadong Liu, and Muhammad Shafa. "Antimicrobial Effect of Non-polar Compounds Extracted from Medicinal Plants." American Journal of Food and Nutrition 8, no. 3 (2020): 61-68.
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  • Figure 1. Graphically representation of Total flavonoid contents mg/g of n-Hexane extracts of M.houtt/ Jaiphal = Myristicafragrans Houtt P.nigrum =Piper nigrum L.) C.verun = Cinnamomumverum L./Cinnamomumzeylanicum L. T.vulgaris=Thymus vulgaris L. C.sinensis=Camellia sinensis
  • Figure 2. Graphically representation of Total phenolic contents mg/g of n-Hexane extracts of C. verum = Cinnamomumverum L./Cinnamomumzeylanicum L. P.nigrum = Piper nigrum L. M.houtt / Jaiphal = MyristicafragransHoutt T.vulgaris = Thymus vulgaris L. C. sinensis = Camellia sinensis L
  • Figure 3. Graphically representation DPPH of n-Hexane extracts of C. verum = Cinnamomumverum L./Cinnamomumzeylanicum L. T.vulgaris = Thymus vulgaris L. C. sinensis = Camellia sinensis L. P. nigrum = Piper nigrum L. M.houtt / Jaiphal = MyristicafragransHoutt
  • Figure 4. Graphically representation of reducing power assay of n-Hexane extracts of Nutmeg / Jaiphal (MyristicafragransHoutt) Cinnamon (Cinnamomumverum L./Cinnamomumzeylanicum L.) Black pepper (Piper nigrum L.) Green tea (Camellia sinensis L.) Thyme (Thymus vulgaris L.)
  • Figure 5. Graphically representation of percentage of clot lysis of n-hexane extracts of Nutmeg / Jaiphal (MyristicafragransHoutt) Cinnamon (Cinnamomumverum L./Cinnamomumzeylanicum L.) Green tea (Camellia sinensis L.) Black pepper (Piper nigrum L.) Thyme (Thymus vulgaris L.)
  • Table 1. Zone of inhibition (mm) of n-Hexane extracts of Thyme “Thymus vulgaris L” Nutmeg / Black pepper “Piper nigrum L.” Jaiphal “Myristicafragrans Hout” Green tea “Camellia sinensis L.” Cinnamon “Cinnamomum verum L.” against Gram negative Pasturellia multicoida and Escherichia coli bacteria
  • Table 2. Zone of inhibition (mm) of n-hexane extracts of Cinnamon “Cinnamomum verum L.” Black pepper “Piper nigrum L.” Nutmeg / Jaiphal “Myristicafragrans Houtt” Green tea “Camellia sinensis L.” Thyme “Thymus vulgaris L.” against Gram positive Staphylococcus aureus and Baciullus subtilis bacteria
  • Table 3. Zone of inhibition (mm) of n-Hexane extracts of Nutmeg / Jaiphal ‘Myristicafragrans Houtt’ Green tea ‘Camellia sinensis L.’ Black pepper ‘Piper nigrum L.’ Cinnamon ‘Cinnamomum verum L.’ Thyme ‘Thymus vulgaris L.’ Aspergillus flavus
  • Table 4. The percentage of inhibition and activity of n-Hexane extracts of Thyme Cinnamon Green tea and Black pepper Nutmeg against S.aureus and E.coli bacteria were taken
  • Table 5. The Cytotoxicity of Thyme (Thymus vulgaris L.) Green tea (Camellia sinensis L.) Cinnamon (Cinnamomumverum L./Cinnamomumzeylanicum L.) Black pepper (Piper nigrum L.) Nutmeg / Jaiphal (Myristicafragrans Houtt) against human RBCs
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