ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY OF VISNEA-MOCANERA LEAF EXTRACTS

A chemical study of Visnea mocanera leaves was carried out giving lupe ol and beta-sitosterol fatty esters, as well as beta-sitosterol and th e triterpenic betulinic, ursolic, platanic and 2 alpha,3 beta-dihydrox y-ursan-12-en-28-oic and 2 alpha,3 beta-dihydroxy-olean-12-en-28-oic a cids. Studies of the antimicrobial activity of acetone and methanol ex tracts as well as an aqueous infusion were also performed and the good experimental results obtained justify the folk use of this species as a cicatrizant and vulnerary agent.