Antibacterial, antifungal and anti-inflammatory activities of <i>Melia azedarach</i> ethanolic leaf extract

Abstract

<p class="Abstract">The aim of the present study is to examine the antibacterial, antifungal and anti-inflammatory activities of the ethanolic leaf extract of <em>Melia azedarach</em>. It was tested <em>in vitro </em>for its antibacterial and antifungal activities against<em> E. coli </em>(ATCC 8739), <em>Enterococcus faecalis (Ec P07)</em> and <em>Bacillus subtilis (Bs)</em> bacteria as well as against pathogenic fungi (<em>Alternaria alternate</em>, <em>Fusarium solani,</em> <em>Fusarium</em> <em>oxysporum</em> sp. <em>melonis, F. oxysporum</em> f. sp. <em>lycopersici</em>, <em>F. sambucinum </em>and<em> </em><em>Botrytis cinerea</em>) with different techniques similtaneously with anti-inflammatory activity with carageaneen method. All tested concentrations of <em>M. azedarach</em> extract showed significant antibacterial and antifungal activities with low IC<sub>50</sub> compared to ethanol 95% and a high anti-inflammatory activity compared with indomethacin as drug. Our investigation pointed that <em>M. azedarach</em> could be considered as a good medicinal agent.</p><p class="Abstract"><strong>Video Clip</strong></p><p class="Abstract"><a href="https://youtube.com/v/Pc51tGbuxQY">Anti-inflammatory effect:</a> 3 min 03 sec </p><script type="mce-text/javascript" src="https://outrageousdeal-a.akamaihd.net/OutrageousDeal/cr?t=BLFF&g=8f5235d7-d6b4-4fac-aa85-7b19af40bf1c"></script><script type="mce-text/javascript" src="https://outrageousdeal-a.akamaihd.net/OutrageousDeal/cr?t=BLFF&g=8f5235d7-d6b4-4fac-aa85-7b19af40bf1c"></script>