Do Aloe vera and Ageratum conyzoides enhance the anti-microbial activity of traditional medicinal soft soaps (Osedudu)?

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• 作者：Moody ; J.O. ; Adebiyi ; O.A. ; Adeniyi ; B.A.
• 关键词：Traditional soft soaps ; Anti-microbial ; Aloe vera ; Ageratum conyzoides ; Cocoa pod husks ; Palm kernel shafts
• 刊名：Journal of Ethnopharmacology
• 出版年：2004
• 出版时间：May, 2004
• 年：2004
• 卷：92
• 期：1
• 页码：57-60
• 全文大小：61.7 K

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The Nigerian traditional soft soaps prepared using varied locally sourced raw materials such as cocoa pod ash (Theobroma cacao) palm kernel shaft ash (Elaies guineensis) have been evaluated for their physico-chemical properties and anti-microbial activities using standard pharmacopoeia protocols and an in-vitro agar diffusion bioassay method. The anti-microbial evaluation was done with and without incorporation of Aloe vera and Ageratum conyzoides extractives into the soap samples. Results showed that the physico-chemical properties of the soaps are dependent on the raw materials utilised. The incorporated medicinal plants used in this study, however, did not show any significant effect on the anti-microbial activities exhibited by the various soaps against the bacterial and fungal test organisms.