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Twenty milliliters of a 15% watery extract, and 3 ml of a 10% solution ofHibiscus colouring matter, prevented the growth ofMycobacterium tuberculosis when added to flasks containing 150 ml and 50 ml respectively of glycerine broth.
Ten milliliters of a 20%Hibiscus watery extract, and 3 ml of a 10% solution ofHibiscus colouring matter, inhibited the appearance of tubercle nodules when injected simultaneously with tubercle bacilli.
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Sharaf, A., Lotfy, O. & Geneidy, A. The effect of a colouring matter separated from hibiscus sabdariffa on mycobacterium tuberculosis as compared to that of its watery extract. Plant Food Hum Nutr 15, 117–122 (1967). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01100524
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