Plant essential or volatile oils and their individual components have been used in traditional systems of
medicines for a variety of bacterial infections for centuries. Furthermore, it has been demonstrated that
antibacterial properties of these oils can be attributed to their hydrocarbon and terpene constituents (Amit and
Shailendra, 2006). The presence of glycosides and alkaloids in Musa sapientum peels may be attributed to their
use by traditional medicine practitioners in healthcare systems in the treatment of some bacterial infections such
as cough, fever, cold and venereal diseases. The results of this research highlights the fact that the organic
solvent (ethanol) extracts exhibited greater antimicrobial activity because the antimicrobial principles were
either polar or non-polar and they were extracted more or only through the organic solvent medium. This
observation agrees with the report of other investigators of medicinal plants that organic solvents are more
suitable for extraction of phytochemicals. (Singh and Singh, 2000; Natarajan et al., 2005)
Plant essential or volatile oils and their individual components have been used in traditional systems ofmedicines for a variety of bacterial infections for centuries. Furthermore, it has been demonstrated thatantibacterial properties of these oils can be attributed to their hydrocarbon and terpene constituents (Amit andShailendra, 2006). The presence of glycosides and alkaloids in Musa sapientum peels may be attributed to theiruse by traditional medicine practitioners in healthcare systems in the treatment of some bacterial infections suchas cough, fever, cold and venereal diseases. The results of this research highlights the fact that the organicsolvent (ethanol) extracts exhibited greater antimicrobial activity because the antimicrobial principles wereeither polar or non-polar and they were extracted more or only through the organic solvent medium. Thisobservation agrees with the report of other investigators of medicinal plants that organic solvents are moresuitable for extraction of phytochemicals. (Singh and Singh, 2000; Natarajan et al., 2005)
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