Antimicrobial activity of crude extract from alocasia ovalifolia against pathogenic microorganism / Mohd Rozaini Rosli

Traditional plants have been used in the medicinal practice since hundred years ago. Most of these plants were claimed to have great therapeutic activities against various diseases. This study is pertaining to determine the antimicrobial activity from Alocasia ovalifolia, to determine Minimum Lethal Concentration (MLC) & Minimum Inhibitory Concentration (MIC) of crude extract from Alocasia ovalifolia ,and to determine the effect of bacteriocidal, yeastocidal, and fungicidal of the crude extract on selected pathogenic microorganisms within specific interval time. Many studies reported the potential biological activities of traditional plant. Alocasia ovalifolia has an antimicrobial effect toward bacteria, some species of yeast and not for fungi. However, only few scientific evidences have proved all these claims and further investigation should be conducted to examine the chemical compositions of Alocasia ovalifolia.