Antimicrobial activities and phytochemical properties of Blumea balsamifera against pathogenic microorganisms
Medicinal plants have been widely used in healthcare based on traditional knowledge. We investigated the antimicrobial activities and phytochemical contents of a plant known as Blumea balsamifera (B. balsamifera), which Sabah native people have used for health benefits. Methanolic extracts and fract...
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| author | Nurul Ain Ismail Azlinah Matawali Fadzilah Awang Kanak Lee, Ping Chin How, Siew Eng Poh, Lucky Wah Goh Jualang Azlan Gansau |
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| description | Medicinal plants have been widely used in healthcare based on traditional knowledge. We investigated the antimicrobial activities and phytochemical contents of a plant known as Blumea balsamifera (B. balsamifera), which Sabah native people have used for health benefits. Methanolic extracts and fractions of the leaves of B. balsamifera were tested for their phytochemical contents and their antimicrobial activities against four Gram-negative and five Gram-positive strains of bacteria. The extracts of B. balsamifera showed antimicrobial activities against three Gram-positive, and one Gram-negative bacteria, with the zone of inhibition ranging from 7.8 mm±0.41 to 10.5 mm±0.71. Fraction CE.F7 exerted the broadest antimicrobial activity towards four Gram-positive or Gram-negative bacteria. The phytochemical constituents identified in the extracts were alkaloid, flavonoid, steroid, and cardiac glycosides. The plant extract demonstrated antimicrobial activities and contained multiple phytochemical constituents. Further investigations into potential antimicrobial agents containing promising fractions would validate the medicinal properties of B. balsamifera used in Sabah. |
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| spelling | ums.eprints-349912022-12-05T00:04:54Z https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/34991/ Antimicrobial activities and phytochemical properties of Blumea balsamifera against pathogenic microorganisms Nurul Ain Ismail Azlinah Matawali Fadzilah Awang Kanak Lee, Ping Chin How, Siew Eng Poh, Lucky Wah Goh Jualang Azlan Gansau QK1-989 Botany RV1-431 Botanic, Thomsonian, and eclectic medicine Medicinal plants have been widely used in healthcare based on traditional knowledge. We investigated the antimicrobial activities and phytochemical contents of a plant known as Blumea balsamifera (B. balsamifera), which Sabah native people have used for health benefits. Methanolic extracts and fractions of the leaves of B. balsamifera were tested for their phytochemical contents and their antimicrobial activities against four Gram-negative and five Gram-positive strains of bacteria. The extracts of B. balsamifera showed antimicrobial activities against three Gram-positive, and one Gram-negative bacteria, with the zone of inhibition ranging from 7.8 mm±0.41 to 10.5 mm±0.71. Fraction CE.F7 exerted the broadest antimicrobial activity towards four Gram-positive or Gram-negative bacteria. The phytochemical constituents identified in the extracts were alkaloid, flavonoid, steroid, and cardiac glycosides. The plant extract demonstrated antimicrobial activities and contained multiple phytochemical constituents. Further investigations into potential antimicrobial agents containing promising fractions would validate the medicinal properties of B. balsamifera used in Sabah. S.C Jurnalul Pentru Medicina Si Viata S.R.L 2022 Article PeerReviewed text en https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/34991/1/Abstract.pdf text en https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/34991/2/Full%20text.pdf Nurul Ain Ismail and Azlinah Matawali and Fadzilah Awang Kanak and Lee, Ping Chin and How, Siew Eng and Poh, Lucky Wah Goh and Jualang Azlan Gansau (2022) Antimicrobial activities and phytochemical properties of Blumea balsamifera against pathogenic microorganisms. Journal of Medicine and Life, 15. pp. 951-954. ISSN 1844-3117 (E-ISSN) , 1844-122x (P-ISSN) https://medandlife.org/wp-content/uploads/JMedLife-15-0951.pdf https://doi.org/10.25122/jml-2021-0296 https://doi.org/10.25122/jml-2021-0296 |
| spellingShingle | QK1-989 Botany RV1-431 Botanic, Thomsonian, and eclectic medicine Nurul Ain Ismail Azlinah Matawali Fadzilah Awang Kanak Lee, Ping Chin How, Siew Eng Poh, Lucky Wah Goh Jualang Azlan Gansau Antimicrobial activities and phytochemical properties of Blumea balsamifera against pathogenic microorganisms |
| title | Antimicrobial activities and phytochemical properties of Blumea balsamifera against pathogenic microorganisms |
| title_full | Antimicrobial activities and phytochemical properties of Blumea balsamifera against pathogenic microorganisms |
| title_fullStr | Antimicrobial activities and phytochemical properties of Blumea balsamifera against pathogenic microorganisms |
| title_full_unstemmed | Antimicrobial activities and phytochemical properties of Blumea balsamifera against pathogenic microorganisms |
| title_short | Antimicrobial activities and phytochemical properties of Blumea balsamifera against pathogenic microorganisms |
| title_sort | antimicrobial activities and phytochemical properties of blumea balsamifera against pathogenic microorganisms |
| topic | QK1-989 Botany RV1-431 Botanic, Thomsonian, and eclectic medicine |
| url | https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/34991/1/Abstract.pdf https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/34991/2/Full%20text.pdf |
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