Studies in the medicinal potential of Tridax procumbens

International Congress on Neuroimmunology and Therapeutics

DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel San Francisco Airport, San Francisco, CA, USA

Orakwelu N O

Posters-Accepted Abstracts: J Neurol Disord

Abstract :

The leaf of the plant Tridax procumbens was subjected to extraction by water and methanol Phytochemical screening on the extracts revealed the presence of saponins, tannins, flavonoids, anthracine glycosides, cyanogenic glycosides, protein, carbohydrate and ascorbic acid. The extract were found to be soluble in water, diethyl ether, petroleum ether with aqueous extract insoluble in ethanol and methanol extract soluble in ethanol. The effect of the extract were tested on Escherichia coli, Staphylococcus aureus, Klebsiella pneumonia, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Salmonella spp., Aspergillus flavus and the yeast Candida albicans using agar disc and agar well diffusion methods. All clinical isolates except Aspergillus flavus and Candida albicans showed zones of inhibition ranging from 10-36 mm at different concentrations (800 mg/ml, 400 mg/ml and 200 mg/ ml) using the well method 1.7 â?? 3.0 mm for both extracts while S. aureus and E. coli showed zones of inhibition ranging from 0.8 â?? 2.0 mm at different concentrations (800 â?? 200 mg/ml) using the disc method for both extracts.