Fitoterapia. 2001 Nov; 72(7): 818-21.

Antimicrobial activity of Psychotria microlabastra.

Khan MR, Kihara M, Omoloso AD.

Department of Applied Sciences, Papua New Guinea University of Technology, P.M.B. Lae, Papua New Guinea. [email protected]

The methanol extracts of leaves, root and stem barks of Psychotria microlabastra showed a broad spectrum of antibacterial activity, that was increased on fractionation (petrol, dichloromethane, ethyl acetate), particularly in the ethyl acetate fractions. None of the extractives showed activity against the tested moulds.