The present study highlights the effect of Redeemer's
Natural antibiotics on selected clinical isolates from Minna General Hospital,
Niger State, Nigeria. The knowledge of herbal medicine has grown. In modern
times, a wide range of herbs have been sought for their healing effects and are
used more and more, while the resort to black magic has been in steady decline.
The antimicrobial activity of Redeemer’s Natural antibiotic was tested against
five clinical isolates from Minna General Hospital, Niger State (Salmonella
typhi, Escherichia coli, Staphylococcus aureus, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, and
Candida albicans), using tube dilution techniques. It was found that Salmonella
typhi was markedly affected by the herbal drug at a concentration of 2mg/ml,
while Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Escherichia coli were also affected at a
concentration of 3mg/ml, all three organisms were inhibited with a zone of
inhibition ranging from 5.0mm-14.0mm, while the herbal drug showed no effect on
Staphylococcus aureus and Candida albicans. The study further stated that the
ethanol leaf and root extract of aloe vera gel has the intended effect of
antibacterial activity against both Gram-positive and as well as Gram-negative
bacteria. This investigation further assures that the plant extracts could be
used for the treatment of microbial infections. The inactivity of the herbal drug on
Staphylococcus aureus and Candida albicans can be due to drug resistance
development. There is a promising future for “Redeemer’s Natural Antibiotic” as
there are about half a million plants around the world, and most of them are
not investigated yet for their medical activities and their hidden potential
medical activities could be decisive in the treatment of present and future
studies.
Author(s)details:-
Erena Nuhu
Bako
Niger State College of Education Minna, Niger State, Nigeria.
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the book here :- https://doi.org/10.9734/bpi/prrat/v2/547
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