Antibacterial Activity of Eight Medicinal Plants from the Traditional Pharmacopoeia of Niger

Table 2

Medicine plants selected for use in traditional medicine and extraction yields.

Plants	Family	Traditional uses	Part used	Extraction solvent	Codes of extracts	Extraction yields (%) w/w
Cassia italica	Caesalpiniaceae	Stomach ache, typhoid fevers, urinary, and infections	Whole plant	Methanol	CIME	10.4
				Water	CIAQ	10.0
				Ethanol	CIET	5.8
Limeum pterocarpum	Molluginaceae	Malaria, bacterial, and fungal infections	Whole plant	Methanol	LPME	9.6
				Water	LPAQ	7.0
				Ethanol	LPET	2.6
Phyllanthus pentandrus	Euphorbiaceae	Scorpion stings, stomach aches, and infectious diseases	Whole plant	Methanol	PPME	12.8
				Water	PPAQ	24.0
				Ethanol	PPET	8.6
Strychnos innocua	Loganiaceae	Diarrhea, typhoid fever, and jaundice	Stem bark	Methanol	SIME	8.4
				Water	SIAQ	11.0
				Ethanol	SIET	2.4
Boscia senegalensis	Capparidaceae	Diarrhea, edema, eczema, and jaundice	Leaves	Methanol	BSME	11.4
				Water	BSAQ	27.5
				Ethanol	BSET	4.8
Blepharis linariifolia	Acanthaceae	Measles edema, malaria, abscesses, and stomach aches	Whole plant	Methanol	BLME	6.4
				Water	BLAQ	11.0
				Ethanol	BLET	4.0
Ximenia americanum	Olacaceae	Diarrhea, gonococcal disease, wound, and hemorrhoids	Stem bark	Methanol	XAME	32.8
				Water	XAAQ	32.0
				Ethanol	XAET	31.2
Ipomoea asarifolia	Convolvulaceae	Typhoid fever, diarrhea, and fungal infections	Whole plant	Methanol	IAME	6.8
				Water	IAAQ	2.5
				Ethanol	IAET	7.2