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ANALYSES OF THE ESSENTIAL OIL CONSTITUENTS OF THE FRESH LEAVES OF GOSSYPIUM ARBOREUM LINN. AND ITS ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY
ABSTRACT Gossypium arboreum has been discovered to be a medicinal plant used traditionally in the treatment of several ailments. Research reports have stipulated that the bark, leaves, roots and stem have been used traditionally for the treatment of hypertension, fungal infections and as an abortifacient or emmenagogue or menstruation stimulant. The objectives of the study was to use the method of hydrodistillation to extract the essential oil of Gossypium arboreum leaf. To investigate the antimicrobial activity of fresh leaf of Gossypium arboreum essential oil using different concentrations and testing on different microorganisms. Essential oil of Gossypium arboreu... Continue Reading