Antibacterial Activity of Vitellaria Paradoxa Seed Oil Extract and Honey Against Bacterial Isolates from Wound Infection

Abstract

The use of herbal medicines in Nigeria reveals a long evidence of human interactions with the nature. The medicinal important of herbal plants lies in some chemical compounds that produce a specific chemical action on the human body. These bioactive compounds of plants of medical importance include alkaloids, flavonoids, tannins and phenolic compounds. research has been focused on herbal and aromatherapy product. However, a number of their product such as honey has shown therapeutic promises The presence of honey in various inhibitions has been reported by several investigators. Honey was used to treat infected wound as long as 2000 years ago before bacterial were discovered to be the cause of infection.  This research paper assesses the Antibacterial Activity of Vitellaria paradoxa seed oil extract and Honey value by determining their phytochemical and antimicrobial status against Escherichia coli, Staphylococcus aureus and Klebsiella pneumonia.  Soxhlet apparatus was used for the extraction of the seed oil using Ethanol as the extraction solvent. phytochemical analysis of the extracts was also carryout. Agar well diffusion was used for the antimicrobial activity and broth dilution was used for MIC. The phytochemical results show the presents Saponins, Tannins, Alkaloids, Carbohydrates, Resins, Phenol steroid and the absence of Flavonoid in both plant extract and Honey. The antibacterial result showed clear inhibition in both the sample of oil extracted using the soxhlet apparatus and the honey.