EVALUATION OF 17 MEDICINAL PLANTS FROM NORTHERN CÔTE D’IVOIRE FOR THEIR IN VITRO ACTIVITY AGAINST STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE

Authors

  • Witabouna Mamidou Kone Université Abobo-Adjamé
  • Kamanzi Atindehou Kagoyire Université ofCocody
  • Kacou-N'Douba Adèle Institut Pasteur de Côte d'Ivoire
  • Dosso Mireille Institut Pasteur de Côte d'Ivoire

Keywords:

Traditional Medicines

Abstract

A total of 20 Côte d’Ivoire plant extracts, belonging to 17 different species out of 11 families, were investigated for their antibacterial activity against Streptococcus pneumoniae (Pneumococcus). The plants were selected on the base of their ethnomedicinal use, in Northern Côte d’Ivoire, against various infections such as upper track diseases. From all the crude extracts tested, only 7 from 6 plant species showed a promising in vitro bactericidal activity against peumococcus, some of which were resistant to penicillin. The most active extracts were from Erythrina senegalensis (Fabaceae), Piliostigma thonningii (Caesalpiniaceae), Waltheria indica (Sterculiaceae), Andira inermis (Fabaceae), Uapaca togoensis (Euphorbiaceae), Keetia hispida (Rubiaceae) and Combretum molle (Combretaceae). This is the first report of the antipneumococcal activity of the tested plant species. The results of this preliminary investigation support the traditional use of the active plants in the treatment of pneumococcal infections. The most active could be candidates for isolation of compounds which could develop into new lead structures for drugs against Streptococcus pneumoniae

Author Biographies

Witabouna Mamidou Kone, Université Abobo-Adjamé

Natural Sciences, Dr., Teacher and Researcher

Kamanzi Atindehou Kagoyire, Université ofCocody

Laboratory of Botany, Prof.

Kacou-N'Douba Adèle, Institut Pasteur de Côte d'Ivoire

Bacteriology-Virology, Prof.

Dosso Mireille, Institut Pasteur de Côte d'Ivoire

Bacteriology-Virology, Prof.

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Published

2006-08-28

How to Cite

Kone, W. M., Kagoyire, K. A., Adèle, K.-N., & Mireille, D. (2006). EVALUATION OF 17 MEDICINAL PLANTS FROM NORTHERN CÔTE D’IVOIRE FOR THEIR IN VITRO ACTIVITY AGAINST STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE. African Journal of Traditional, Complementary and Alternative Medicines, 4(1), 17–22. Retrieved from https://athmsi.org/journals/index.php/ajtcam/article/view/119

Issue

Vol. 4 No. 1 (2007)

Section

Research Papers

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