Kenyan Traditional Medicine: Exploring Old Solutions to the Modern Antibacterial Crises Through Natural Products Chemistry
Ndegwa, F. K.; Kondam, C.; Ghose, D.; Esan, T. E.; Waxali, Z. S.; Miller, M. E.; Meganathan, R.; Gikonyo, N. K.; Mbugua, P. K.; Okemo, P. O.; Hagen, T. J.
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Infectious diseases are a major cause of morbidity and mortality around the world, accounting for approximately 50% of all deaths in tropical countries. Despite remarkable progress in the field of microbiology, inability to control or mitigate, epidemics caused by drug-resistant microorganisms pose a serious health hazard to the global population. New therapeutic strategies must be developed as a global initiative for the prevention and control of infectious diseases. This study focuses on Kenyan medicinal plants and their activity against bacteria. Plant extracts obtained from seven Kenyan plants used in traditional medicine, were screened for their antibacterial activity against Escherichia coli, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Bacillus cereus, and Mycobacterium smegmatis. Extracts from all these plants showed antibacterial activity against at least one of the tested organisms at a concentration of 2 mg/mL. Chemical screening showed the presence of different classes of phytochemicals such as alkaloids, terpenes, tannins, in some active extracts.
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