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Common medicinal plants show strong antimicrobial power against skin pathogens

OpenAlex · 2026-07-10

Researchers tested three medicinal plants used in traditional skin disease treatment and found that methanol extracts were the most effective against bacteria and fungi, suggesting these plants contain active compounds worth exploring for modern topical treatments.

Methanol extracts outperformed ethanol, ethyl acetate, and water extracts in antimicrobial activity against all tested strains

All three plants tested positive for secondary metabolites including phytoconstituents active against skin pathogens

Agar disc diffusion testing confirmed activity against three bacterial and three fungal strains associated with skin disease

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