Antagonistic effects of Ageratum conyzoides (crude extract) against Escherichia coli

Abstract

Ageratum conyzoides has a wide range of pharmacological activities. E. coli strains and its virulent strains can cause gastroenteritis, urinary tract infections, neonatal meningitis, hemorrhagic colitis, and Crohn. Common signs and symptoms include severe abdominal cramps, diarrhea, hemorrhagic colitis, vomiting, and sometimes fever. In this work different concentration shows as 100, 75, 50, 25, and under controlled gave inhibition zone as 7.33, 6.00, 5.33, 2.66, but controlled patriplate full of microorganism.