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Gaceta Médica Boliviana
Print version ISSN 1012-2966On-line version ISSN 2227-3662
Abstract
CAMACHO SOLIZ, Sonia Rosalía; CARME VALDIVIA, Flavio Cesar; CONDORI SALLUCO, Nelson Franco and FUENTES AGUILAR, Fanor Junior. Effectiveness of Avocado as an Antibacterial Against Mycobacterium Tuberculosis. Gac Med Bol [online]. 2021, vol.44, n.2, pp.233-239. ISSN 1012-2966. https://doi.org/10.47993/gmb.v44i2.235.
The avocado (Persea americana) is one of the most abundant fruits in Bolivia, due to its capacity to be produced in temperate and warm climates, bringing multiple health benefits, as scientific evidence suggests the avocado may have effects in inhibiting or destroying the growth of multiple microorganisms. Likewise, it has been shown that the chlorophormic and ethanolic extracts of avocado seed have a bacteriostatic and bactericidal effect against strains of M. tuberculosis, by inducing the release of free radicals; furthermore, these extracts have also been shown to be effective against other bacterial, fungal and parasitic strains and some viruses.
Keywords : chloroform extract; ethanolic extract; tuberculosis.