Ndegwa, Fidensio KGikonyo, Nicholas KKondam, ChaitanyaGhose, DebaratiEsan, Taiwo EWaxali, Zohra SattarMiller, Margaret EMbugua, Paul KOkemo, Paul OMeganathan, RangaswamyHagen, Timothy J2023-06-062023-06-062023Ndegwa FK, Kondam C, Ghose D, Esan TE, Waxali ZS, et al. (2023) Kenyan Traditional Medicine: Exploring Solutions to the Modern Antibacterial Crises through Natural Products Chemistry. J Altern Complement Integr Med 9: 347.DOI: 10.24966/ACIM-7562/100347http://ir-library.ku.ac.ke/handle/123456789/25660Research ArticleBackground: Medicinal plants are used to treat various ailments in Kenya. This study describes the antibacterial activity of medicinal plant extracts used in traditional medicine in Kenya. Seven medicinal plants were studied to determine antimicrobial effect of plant extracts in vitro after phytochemical screening. Materials and methods: Dry materials of the plants, A. remota, B. micrantha, S. didymobotrya, C. africana, P. peruviana, P. africana, and A. annua were sequentially extracted using three solvents - water, methanol, and hexane. Antimicrobial activity of plant extracts against E. coli, P. aeruginosa, B. cereus and M. smegmatis was determined by Kirby Bauer disc diffusion assay.enAntimicrobialMedicinal plantsPhytochemicalsPlant extractsTraditional medicineArticle