Preliminary report on the in vitro antibacterial activity of Bryophyllum pinnatum leaf juice

Abstract

The juice from the leaves of Bryophyllum pinnatum S. Kurtz (Crassulaccac) was tested for antibacterial activity. The extract at 5% v/v was bactericidal to a wide spectrum of Grampositive and Gram-negative bacteria such as Bacillus subtilis. Staphylococcus aureus, Streptococcus pyogenes; Streptococcus faecalis; Escherichia coli; Proteus spp; Klebsiella spp; Shigella spp; Salmonella spp; Serratia marcescens; and Pseudomonas aeruginosa including the clinical isolates of these organisms possessing multiple antibiotic resistance.