Journal of Pharmacovigilance

Ejigu Bayu

Publications

• Research Article
  Antibacterial Properties of Mixture Honey and Garlic (Allium sativum) Extracts Against Respiratory Tract Infection Causing Bacteria
  Author(s): Muley Alemseged, Samuel Adugna and Ejigu BayuMuley Alemseged, Samuel Adugna and Ejigu Bayu
  
  In Ethiopia, different local communities use mixture of honey and garlic to treat coughing and other respiratory tract infections by traditional methods. Objective of the present study was to assess the antibacterial properties of mixture of honey and garlic extract against respiratory tract infection causing bacteria. The antibacterial activity of mixture of garlic extract and honey was evaluated by methods such as agar well diffusion method to observe zone of inhibition around the well as well as broth dilution method to evaluate the minimum inhibitory concentration of the extracts against the tested organisms. Five respiratory tract infection causing bacteria such as Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Streptococcus pneumoniae, Klebsiella pneumoniae, Haemophilus influenza and Staphylococcus aureus were included in the study. Chloramphenicol was used as standard antibiotics. Mean inhibition zon.. View More»
  DOI: 10.4172/2329-6887.1000267

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