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Studies on the antimicrobial effects of garlic (<i>Allium sativum</i> Linn), ginger (<i>Zingiber officinale</i> Roscoe) and lime (<i>Citrus aurantifolia</i> Linn)


RA Onyeagba
OC Ugbogu
CU Okeke
O Iroakasi

Abstract

The antimicrobial effect in vitro of aqueous and ethanolic extracts of garlic (Allium sativum Linn.), ginger (Zingiber officinale Roscoe) and lime (Citrus aurantifolia Linn.) juice were assayed against Staphylococcus aureus; Bacillus spp., Escherichia coli and Salmonella spp. All the test organisms were susceptible to undiluted lime-juice. The aqueous and ethanolic extracts of garlic and ginger singly did not inhibit any of the test organisms. The highest inhibition zone of 19 mm was observed with a combination of extracts on Staphylococcus aureus. Salmonella spp were resistant to almost all the extracts except lime.

Key Words: Antimicrobial, ginger, garlic, lime, concoctions.

African Journal of Biotechnology Vol.3(10) 2004: 552-554

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