Phytochemical Composition and Antimicrobial Activity of Prosopis africana Against Some Selected Oral Pathogens

2 Abstract: Studies were carried out on phytochemical composition and antimicrobial activity of aqueous and ethanol extract of root and stem of Prosopis africana against clinical isolates of Candida albicans, Streptococcus mutans and Staphylococcus saprophyticus. Saponins, tannins and alkaloids were highly concentrated in the stem and root, with the former containing a significantly higher (P 0.05). In a similar trend, the effects produced by the stem and root extracts on S.mutans and S. saprophyticus were not significantly different (P>0.05). Data from the present study have implicated the stem and root of P. africana as a potential candidate plant parts in dentrifice production.