• English
    • français
  • English 
    • English
    • français
  • Login
View Item 
  •   Repository Home
  • Research Papers (RP)
  • RP-School of Pure and Applied Sciences
  • RP-Department of Plant and Microbial Sciences
  • View Item
  •   Repository Home
  • Research Papers (RP)
  • RP-School of Pure and Applied Sciences
  • RP-Department of Plant and Microbial Sciences
  • View Item
JavaScript is disabled for your browser. Some features of this site may not work without it.

Ethnobotanical Survey and Antimicrobial Evaluation of Medicinal Plants used by the Samburu Community (Kenya) for treatment of Diarrhorea

Thumbnail
View/Open
Abstract (58.76Kb)
Date
2009
Author
Omwenga, E.O.
Okemo, P. O.
Mbugua, P. K.
Ogol, C.K.P.O.
Metadata
Show full item record
Abstract
The Samburu are a marginalized nomadic people who have no access to conventional medical services. The Samburu therefore depend on traditional medical practice and medicinal plants for most of their medicare. The medicinal plants used have not been tested for efficacy especially on diarrhoreal diseases which are endemic in the community. This study evaluated plants commonly used for the treatment of diarrhoea in-vitro for antimicrobial activity against standard Gram positive and Gram negative bacteria. Results obtained show that the zones of inhibition for the active plants ranged between 16mm to 36.33mm. The MICs of the most active plants ranged from 0.9375 mg/50μl to7.5 mg/50μl. The MBCs ranged between 0.9375 mg/50μ to 7.5 mg/50μ. These results were significant at p< 0.01. The findings show that most of the medicinal plants used by the Samburu community have significant activity against E.coli (Acacia nilotica- 21.66 mm) S. typhi (Acacia horrida- 19mm) and Pseudomonas aeruginosa (Cordia monoica- 36.33 mm) which are human pathogens especially Escherichia coli and Salmonella typhi which cause diarrhoea.
URI
http://ir-library.ku.ac.ke/handle/123456789/5829
Collections
  • RP-Department of Plant and Microbial Sciences [274]

Designed by Library ICT Team copyright © 2017 
Contact Us | Send Feedback

 

 

Browse

All of RepositoryCommunities & CollectionsBy Issue DateAuthorsTitlesSubjectsThis CollectionBy Issue DateAuthorsTitlesSubjects

My Account

LoginRegister

Designed by Library ICT Team copyright © 2017 
Contact Us | Send Feedback