Anne Oghenekevwe Itemire

This research determines the antibacterial activity of the aqueous and methanol root extracts of male and female Carica papaya and Garcinia kola individually and in biherbal formulations using the agar diffusion method. The dried roots of the two plants were powdered separately. Garcinia kola (100 g) and Carica papaya (100 g) were macerated separately in boiled water and absolute methanol, Garcinia kola (50 g) and Carica papaya (50 g) were combined (100 g) and macerated in boiled water and absolute methanol at room temperature (30°C ± 2°C) for 72 hours.