Antimicrobial efficacy of the extract, fractions and essential oils from the leaves of <i>Eugenia uniflora</i> Linn (Myrtaceae)

Eugenia uniflora leaves is employed in Nigerian traditional system of medicine for the treatment of cough, bronchitis, skin and wound infections. In this study, the in vitro antimicrobial activities of the methanolic extract, fractions and essential oils from the leaves of Eugenia uniflora were investigated on some multidrug resistant pathogens. The essential oil was obtained by hydrodistillation and its chemical profile was determined through...