Comparative Study on the Antiseptic Effects of Guava (Psidium guajava), Luya (Zingiber officinale) and Malunggay (Moringa oleifera)
By Bob Rommel J. Javellana and Ma. Ywomme T. Villamor ABSTRACT This study was conducted to determine the antiseptic effects of guava (Psidium guajava) leaf extracts, luya (Zingiber officinale) extracts, and malunggay (Moringa oleifera) extracts with betadine as the control. These treatments were tested for their antiseptic effects on two cultured bacteria namely, Straphylococcus aureus and Escherichia coli. Twenty four Mueller Hinton Agar (MHA) plates were prepared for inoculation; these were divided into 4 treatments labeled A, … Read more