ANTIMICROBIAL ASSESSMENT of Icacina trichantha Oliv Leaf Extract

📄 Project Abstract

Antimicrobial resistance is a major cause of the health and economic burden of inappropriate or excessive use of antimicrobials. Antimicrobials are antibiotics used to treat and prevent infections in humans, animals, and plants. The fight against drug resistance (MDR) has cost the world economy the most. Antibiotics, the mainstay and wonder drug of the 20th century, played a crucial role in the treatment of infectious diseases. Antimicrobial resistance is caused by improper, infrequent and irrational use of antibiotics. With 30-50 percent of existing drugs derived from plants, this has led to renewed interest in medicinal plants. The search for new and effective antibacterial compounds from natural sources, such as plants, has become an important part of overcoming this medical problem. I. trichantha has been shown to have analgesic, anti-inflammatory and anti-diabetic properties (Asuzu and Abubakar 1995; Asuzu 1999; Eshowbo 2010). However, no information was found about its antibacter...