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from 20 μg/mL to 40 μg/mL respectively. Their study established that the plant
species from Fabaceae could be utilized as an antimicrobial agent for effective
promotion of health and productivity.
Tomar et al. (2014) validated the antimicrobial effect of the methanolic effect of
the crude extract obtained from Mimosa pudica L which belong to Fabaceae family.
The antimicrobial effect was performed using Minimum inhibitory concentration
and agar well diffusion techniques. The crude extract of Bacillus subtilis MTCC-441,
Pseudomonas aeruginosa MTCC-4673, E. coli MTCC-443, Staphylococcus aureus
MTCC- 3160, and Streptococcus pyogenes MTCC-1926. It was observed that the
crudes extract exhibited a board spectrum of antimicrobial efficacy against all the
tested isolates. The zone of inhibition, which varies from 17.25 to 20 mm in diameter from the crude extract obtained from Mimosa pudica extracts against all the
tested microorganism.
Darsini and Shamshad (2015) evaluated the antibacterial efficacy of organic
extract from hexane, ethanol, aqueous and methanol of Clitoria ternatea, which
belong to Fabaceae family. The antimicrobial efficacy was performed using an agar
disc diffusion technique. The crude extract was tested against Proteus vulgaris,
Salmonella typhimurium, Candida albicans, Shigella dysenteriae. The result
obtained show that the methanolic extract exhibited the highest antimicrobial activity in comparison to other extracts from water, ethanol, and hexane respectively. The
antimicrobial activity of these extracts might be linked to the presence of steroids,
tannins, alkaloids, terpenoids, and flavonoids.
Santanaa et al. (2015), validated the medicinal properties of some plants from
Fabaceae and were tested against Candida and fungal pathogens. The plant species
tested were Sclerolobium aureum (Tul.) Baill, Enterolobium ellipticum Benth., and
Vatairea macrocarpa (Benth.) Ducke. The plants were tested against dermatophytes, Leishmania (Leishmania) amazonensis and yeasts. The result revealed that
50% of the total plant screened among the 26 extracts exhibited minimum inhibition
concentration of 0.12 to ≤31.25 g/ml while 50% of the total plant obtained from the
6 extracts showed an inhibitory concentration index which varies from 9.23 to
78.65 g/ml. Their study shows that plant from the Fabaceae family could be used as
anti-Candida agent and antifungal.
Besong et al. (2016) wrote a comprehensive review of the medicinal importance
of Dialium guineense which has been reported to be one of the most important
plants in Fabaceae family. The plant has been reported to possess numerous medicinal properties which include anti-hemmorrhoidal, antioxidant, anti-plasmodial,
vitamin supplement, anti-vibrio, molluscicidal, analgesic, oral care, anti-hepatotoxic,
anti-ulcer, and most especially antimicrobial activity.
Aruna and Saravanaraja (2016), reported the antimicrobial activity of
Fabaceae plant species available. The effect of the extract obtained from these
plant species was tested against some indigenous bacterial species. The plant
species from the Fabaceae family used during this study include Pongamia pinnata, Clitoria ternatia, Abrus precatorus, Cassia auriculata, Crotalaria vergosa,
Vigna mungo, Sesbania grandiflora, Mimosa pudica, Cajanas cajan, Acacia
22 Health Benefits of Isoflavones Found Exclusively of Plants of the Fabaceae Family
from 20 μg/mL to 40 μg/mL respectively. Their study established that the plant
species from Fabaceae could be utilized as an antimicrobial agent for effective
promotion of health and productivity.
Tomar et al. (2014) validated the antimicrobial effect of the methanolic effect of
the crude extract obtained from Mimosa pudica L which belong to Fabaceae family.
The antimicrobial effect was performed using Minimum inhibitory concentration
and agar well diffusion techniques. The crude extract of Bacillus subtilis MTCC-441,
Pseudomonas aeruginosa MTCC-4673, E. coli MTCC-443, Staphylococcus aureus
MTCC- 3160, and Streptococcus pyogenes MTCC-1926. It was observed that the
crudes extract exhibited a board spectrum of antimicrobial efficacy against all the
tested isolates. The zone of inhibition, which varies from 17.25 to 20 mm in diameter from the crude extract obtained from Mimosa pudica extracts against all the
tested microorganism.
Darsini and Shamshad (2015) evaluated the antibacterial efficacy of organic
extract from hexane, ethanol, aqueous and methanol of Clitoria ternatea, which
belong to Fabaceae family. The antimicrobial efficacy was performed using an agar
disc diffusion technique. The crude extract was tested against Proteus vulgaris,
Salmonella typhimurium, Candida albicans, Shigella dysenteriae. The result
obtained show that the methanolic extract exhibited the highest antimicrobial activity in comparison to other extracts from water, ethanol, and hexane respectively. The
antimicrobial activity of these extracts might be linked to the presence of steroids,
tannins, alkaloids, terpenoids, and flavonoids.
Santanaa et al. (2015), validated the medicinal properties of some plants from
Fabaceae and were tested against Candida and fungal pathogens. The plant species
tested were Sclerolobium aureum (Tul.) Baill, Enterolobium ellipticum Benth., and
Vatairea macrocarpa (Benth.) Ducke. The plants were tested against dermatophytes, Leishmania (Leishmania) amazonensis and yeasts. The result revealed that
50% of the total plant screened among the 26 extracts exhibited minimum inhibition
concentration of 0.12 to ≤31.25 g/ml while 50% of the total plant obtained from the
6 extracts showed an inhibitory concentration index which varies from 9.23 to
78.65 g/ml. Their study shows that plant from the Fabaceae family could be used as
anti-Candida agent and antifungal.
Besong et al. (2016) wrote a comprehensive review of the medicinal importance
of Dialium guineense which has been reported to be one of the most important
plants in Fabaceae family. The plant has been reported to possess numerous medicinal properties which include anti-hemmorrhoidal, antioxidant, anti-plasmodial,
vitamin supplement, anti-vibrio, molluscicidal, analgesic, oral care, anti-hepatotoxic,
anti-ulcer, and most especially antimicrobial activity.
Aruna and Saravanaraja (2016), reported the antimicrobial activity of
Fabaceae plant species available. The effect of the extract obtained from these
plant species was tested against some indigenous bacterial species. The plant
species from the Fabaceae family used during this study include Pongamia pinnata, Clitoria ternatia, Abrus precatorus, Cassia auriculata, Crotalaria vergosa,
Vigna mungo, Sesbania grandiflora, Mimosa pudica, Cajanas cajan, Acacia
22 Health Benefits of Isoflavones Found Exclusively of Plants of the Fabaceae Family