Abstract: Background: The effects, high cost, unavailability of antibiotics, and development of resistance by pathogenic microorganisms against commercial antibiotics, many people have opted to go for herbs. The Kigelia africana (root, bark, and fruit), Carica papaya leaves, Zingiber officinale (ginger) rhizomes, and, Jateorhiza palmitate (Calumba) root from Africa mainly Malawi (usually used as herbal medicines by many people from different parts of the world). This study was undertaken to screen the antibacterial action of Carica papaya leaf extract, Kigelia africana bark, root, and fruit extracts, Jateorhiza palmitate extract, and Zingiber officinale extract against two different pathogenic bacteria and the herb's antibacterial efficacy was compared with three different commercial antibiotics......
Key Word: Antibacterial activity, Sausage tree, Calumba, Carica papaya.
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