Antibacterial activities of 13 medicinal plants used against infectious and parasitic diseases in Kinshasa and its surroundings, D.R. Congo

Marie Fundiko Cakupewa 1, *, Florent Biduaya Mukeba 2, Aristarque Bulambo Mulonda 2, Jean de Dieu Mangambu Mokoso 3, and Assumani Zabo Idrissa 2, 4

1 Department of Environmental Sciences, Faculty of Sciences, University of Cinquantenaire of Lwiro, South-Kivu, Democratic Republic of the Congo.
2 Department of Biology, Faculty of Sciences, National Pedagogical University, Kinshasa, the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
3 Laboratory of Plant Systematics, Biodiversity and Ecosystem Management (LSVBME), Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, Official University of Bukavu, Bukavu, the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
4 Research Unity of Pedagogy and Health. Interdisciplinary Research Center of the National Pedagogical University of Kinshasa, the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
 
Research Article
International Journal of Biological and Pharmaceutical Sciences Archive, 2022, 03(02), 039–047.
Article DOI: 10.53771/ijbpsa.2022.3.2.0045
Publication history: 
Received on 13 March 2022; revised on 26 April 2022; accepted on 28 April 2022
 
Abstract: 
The present research aims to test the antibacterial activities of a sample of 13 plant species used in traditional medicine against infectious and parasitic diseases in Kinshasa and its surroundings. Ten herbal drugs were tested in the laboratory on Escherichia coli, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Salmonella typhi, and Staphylococcus aureus. With the exception of Pseudomonas aeruginosa, three of the four bacterial strains tested are sensitive to the herbal recipes in this study: Escherichia coli, Salmonella typhi, and Staphylococcus aureus. These results give credibility to the traditional knowledge of local ethnic groups for the antibacterial properties of traditional prescriptions used in traditional medicine.
 
Keywords: 
Phytotherapy; Endogenous Knowledge; Infectious Disease; Antibacterial Activity; Kinshasa
 
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