Bacterial and Candidal infections can be treated with the E. hirta extract, since it exhibited
favorable antibacterial and anticandidal activities, but it should be noticed that the plant should be
consumed with small doses since it is found to have toxic effects in a brine shrimp assay. The
separated parts of E. hirta have never been evaluated for antibacterial and anticandidal activity before.
Therefore, it is the first time they have been studied separately and in detail using a broad range of
microbial samples. On the basis of the present study, further phytochemical and pharmacological
studies will be needed to isolate the bioactive compound(s) and investigate the antimicrobial activities
against a wider range of pathogenic microorganisms.