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TITLE:

ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY OF UNRIPEN CARICA PAPAYA LEAF SEED AND UNRIPEN FRUIT

AUTHORS:

Oshilim, A.O.

ABSTRACT:

The study dealt with the antibacterial and anti-fungi activities of crude extract of leaves, seed, fruit of Carica papaya vari pus linn through agar well diffusion assay and poison plate assay against Staphylococcus aureus, Salmonella typhi, E. coli, Streptococcus, Shigella spp, Enterococcus spp. It was revealed that the crude extract of seed, leaf and fruit where effective to inhibit fungi pathogens while the crude extract of Carica papaya seed showed moderate inhibition of bacteria but leaf and fruit extract did not allow any inhibition against the bacteria. Many herbal remedies individually or in combination have been amended in various medical exposition in the cure of different disease medicinal plants represent a rich source of antimicrobial agents. Plants are used medicinally in different countries and are sources of many potent and powerful drugs, antimicrobial and anti fungi activity of Carica papaya plant different have extract is tested by methods reported in literatures. Key words: Antimicrobial, Activity, Carica papaya, unripen, leaf seed

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