Study on antimicrobial activity of raw betel nut extract
This article used Soxhlet extraction to extract the active principle from areca nut. The antimicrobial effect of the extractive from areca nut was studied in vitro against Escherichia coli, Staphylococcus aureus, Bacillus sublilis, Saccharomyces cerevisiae, Aspergillus oryzae, Aspergillus flavus. The experimental results showed that the extractive from areca nut showed the good effect for the Escherichia coli, Staphylococcus au- reus, with minimum inhibition concentration (MIC) of 20%, but no effect for others.