Antibacterial Activity of Stem Bark Extract of Boswellia Odorata Against Some Isolates of Wound Among Patients Attending Selected Hospitals in Kano Metropolis

Kamal Abdulkadir Muhammad; Ismaila Ahmed; Lawan Danjuma; Raliya Sulaiman; Dauda; Isah Musa Bebeji; Zubairu Sani Ibrahim; Yahaya Ubah Yau; Binta Kabir; Muhammad; Mukhtar Aminu Bala; Corresponding author

doi:10.56201/ijhpr.vol.11.no7.2026.pg135.145

Antibacterial Activity of Stem Bark Extract of Boswellia Odorata Against Some Isolates of Wound Among Patients Attending Selected Hospitals in Kano Metropolis

Kamal Abdulkadir Muhammad, Ismaila Ahmed, Lawan Danjuma, Raliya Sulaiman, Dauda, Isah Musa Bebeji, Zubairu Sani Ibrahim, Yahaya Ubah Yau, Binta Kabir, Muhammad, and Mukhtar Aminu Bala, Corresponding author

Abstract

Infection of wounds by pathogenic bacteria continues to be an important health problem owing to the growing bacterial resistance to common antimicrobial drugs. Medicinal plants are therefore being explored for alternative antibacterial substances. The current research was carried out in order to examine the phytochemicals present and antibacterial properties of Boswellia odorata stem bark extract towards selected bacterial strains linked with wound infection in hospitals in the Kano Metropolis. The stem bark of Boswellia odorata was harvested from Shanono Local Government Area of Kano State, authenticated, shade dried, milled and subjected to cold maceration with 95% ethanol to water for 72 hours. Phytochemical analysis both qualitative and quantitative was done, but the antibacterial activity of the extract was carried out at concentrations of 25, 50, 100, and 200 mg/mL using the agar well diffusion technique. The minimum inhibitory concentration and minimum bactericidal concentration were also determined. The phytochemical analysis showed that there were alkaloids, flavonoids, tannins, saponins, and phenolic compounds. The phenolic compounds were found to have the highest concentration of 21.8 ± 0.5 mg/g while the flavonoids had 20.2 ± 0.6 mg/g. There was antibacterial activity exhibited by the extract against the all test organisms, where the higher the concentrations of the extract were the higher was the inhibition exhibited. Staphylococcus aureus was the most susceptible organism, having an inhibition zone of 20 mm at 200 mg/mL, while Pseudomonas aeruginosa was the least susceptible, with inhibition zone of 17 mm. Escherichia coli and P. aeruginosa had high resistance level of 50%, while S. aureus and Klebsiella pneumoniae had 25% resistance level. S. aureus, K. pneumoniae, and P. aeruginosa had a minimum inhibitory concentration of 25 mg/mL and minimum bactericidal concentration of 50 mg/mL, while E. coli had MIC of 50 mg/mL and MBC of 75 mg/mL. The study illustrates that the extract of Boswellia odorata stem bark has valuable bioactive phytochemicals and has wide range of antibacterial activity against some wound related bacteria. Therefore, the extract can be used as a potential source of antibacterial agents, but more research is required for this purpose.

Keywords

Boswellia odoratastem bark extractphytochemicalsantibacterial activitywound pathogens.

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Antibacterial Activity of Stem Bark Extract of Boswellia Odorata Against Some Isolates of Wound Among Patients Attending Selected Hospitals in Kano Metropolis

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