Cent Afr J Med. 1991 Mar; 37(3): 80-3.

Antimicrobial activities of ziziphus abyssinica and berchemia discolor.

Gundidza M, Sibanda M.

Department of Pharmacy, Faculty of Medicine, University of Zimbabwe, Mount Pleasant, Harare.

Aqueous, petroleum-ether, chloroform and dichloromethane extracts of both the barks and leaves of Ziziphus abyssinica and Berchemia discolor were tested for activity against Staphylococcus aureus, Escherichia coli and Candida albicans using the hole plate diffusion and the test tube dilution methods. The aqueous extracts showed significant activity against S. aureus and C. albicans.