Research Article

Synergistic Effect of Combined Antibiotic and Methanolic Extracts of Withania somnifera and Catharanthus roseus against MDR Salmonella enterica Serovar Typhi

Table 5

Synergistic assay of various fractions of methanolic extract of W. somnifera and C. roseus against S. Typhi isolates.

S. no.FractionsGIIsEffectsFICsEffects

1Ethyl acetate0.6Synergistic0.8Additive
2Chloroform0.7Synergistic0.5Synergistic
3Butanol0.5Additive1Antagonistic
4Aqueous0.45Antagonistic2Antagonistic

GIIs = growth inhibitory indices; FIC = fractional inhibitory concentrations.