Isolation and characterization of antibacterial compounds from Euphorbia tirucalli

Abstract

Medicinal plants constitute a natural reservoir for medicines worldwide. They serve mainstream therapeutics and are central in folklore medicine. In case of euphorbia tirucalli belongs to the Euphorbiaceae family and is a very popular herb in traditional herbal medicine. Despite the traditional use of this plant, no scientific report or information was found in the literature regarding neither its biological activity nor its chemical constituents in Vietnam. This study was designed to determine the antimicrobial of different polarities crude extracts as well as the isolation and identification of the chemical constituents of this plant.