In vitro Antibacterial Activity of Taraxacum officinale Leaves Extract

Leonidas  Narkey; Eric Nyarko; Gloria  Kattah; Bright  Selorm Addy; Justice Kumi*

doi:10.22087/hmj.v7i4.980

In vitro Antibacterial Activity of Taraxacum officinale Leaves Extract

Leonidas Narkey Medical Laboratory Technology Department, Radford University College,Accra, Ghana https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9706-0354
Eric Nyarko Department of Chemical Pathology, University of Ghana Medical School, University of Ghana, Accra, Ghana https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3757-2569
Gloria Kattah Medical Laboratory Department, Central Kasoa Clinic, Kasoa, Ghana https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1982-7246
Bright Selorm Addy Department of Clinical Microbiology, School of Medical Sciences, KNUST, Kumasi, Ghana https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2392-1158
Justice Kumi* Clinical Pathology Department, Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical Research, University of Ghana https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5929-2322

DOI: https://doi.org/10.22087/hmj.v7i4.980

Keywords: Antibacterial activity, Taraxacum officinale, Methanolic extract, Ethanolic extract

Abstract

Background and Aim: The purpose of this letter to the editor was to investigate the antibacterial activity of Taraxacum officinale leaves extract. Materials and Methods: In the present study, Taraxacum officinale leaves were collected from the University of Ghana Staff Village, and then ethanolic and methanolic extractions were performed. The antimicrobial activity of Taraxacum officinale leaves extract against Staphylococcus aureus, Escherichia coli, and Klebsiella pneumonia was evaluated using the agar well diffusion method. Results: Staphylococcus aureus was resistant to the ethanolic extract of T. officinale leaves but it was effective against Escherichia coli and Klebsiella pneumonia. The methanolic extract was effective against all of them ectively. Conclusion: According to the results, the methanolic extract of Taraxacum officinale leaves could exhibit in vitro antibacterial activity against Staphylococcus aureus, Klebsiella pneumonia, and Escherichia coli.

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Published

2023-04-29

Issue

Vol. 7 No. 4 (2022): VOL 7, NO 4, 2022

Section

Letter to the editor

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