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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
Evaluation of antimycobacterial activity of medicinal plants used by Malian traditional medicine practitioners to treat tuberculosis
International Journal of Biological and Chemical Sciences, Volume 14, No. 9, Year 2020
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Global Tuberculosis (TB) control is facing major challenges such as occurrence of multidrug-resistant (MDR) and extensively drug-resistant tuberculosis (XDR). The current TB drugs are getting less effective and associated with side effects limiting their use, especially with MDR and XDR infected patients. In Mali, many medicinal plants are used against various diseases including bacterial infections. The study aimed at studying the antimycobacterial activities of 60 extracts from 22 Malian medicinal. The antibacterial activity against Mycobacterium tuberculosis H37Rv was assessed employing micro-broth dilution method. Out of 60 extracts evaluated, eleven from nine different plants were found to be active against H37Rv strain. The minimal inhibitory concentrations (MICs) ranked from 125 µg/mL to 1250 µg/mL. The most active extracts (125 µg/mL) were represented by ethanolic extract of Saba senegalensis and Vitellaria paradoxa leaves, dichloromethane extract of Cola cordifolia leaves, Strychnos spinosa and Ximenia Americana roots. Ethanolic extract of Zizyphus mauritiana, Guiera senegalensis and methanolic extract of Anthocleista djalonensis also prevented the growth of H37Rv at 250 µg/mL. The results suggest that Saba senegalensis, Vitellaria paradoxa, Cola cordifolia, Strychnos spinosa and Ximenia Americana could be potential sources of antimycobacterial molecules © 2020 International Formulae Group. All rights reserved. © 2020 International Formulae Group.
Authors & Co-Authors
Ballo, Mahamadou
Mali, Bamako
Faculty of Pharmacy
Mali, Bamako
University Clinical Research Center
Somboro, Anou Moise
Mali, Bamako
University Clinical Research Center
Maiga, Mamoudou
Mali, Bamako
University Clinical Research Center
United States, Evanston
Northwestern University
Diarra, Bassirou
Mali, Bamako
University Clinical Research Center
Sanogo, Moumine S.
Mali, Bamako
University Clinical Research Center
Dénou, Adama
Mali, Bamako
Faculty of Pharmacy
Togola, Adiaratou
Mali, Bamako
Faculty of Pharmacy
Youl, Estelle Noëla Hoho
Burkina Faso, Ouagadougou
Université Joseph Ki-zerbo
Bah, Sékou
Unknown Affiliation
Sanogo, Rokia
Mali, Bamako
Faculty of Pharmacy
Diallo, Drissa
Mali, Bamako
Faculty of Pharmacy
Statistics
Citations: 1
Authors: 11
Affiliations: 4
Identifiers
Doi:
10.4314/ijbcs.v14i9.14
ISSN:
19918631
Research Areas
Health System And Policy
Infectious Diseases
Study Locations
Mali