Preliminary Phytochemical Screening and Antimicrobial Activity of the Hydroethanolic Extract of the Fruits of Solanum torvum (Swartz) (Solanaceae) Use as Vegetable in Togo

The fruits of Solanum torvum (Swartz), a vegetable-fruit, are used in traditional medicine Togo the treatment infectious diseases and as an anti-anemic. This study then focused on antimicrobial activity assessment hydroethanolic extract these interest contributing to valorization this Togolese flora’s species. A extraction (50 % - 50 %: v/v) was performed followed by preliminary phytochemical tests. Antimicrobial determined fourteen bacterial strains using agar diffusion method. Qualitative screening revealed presence alkaloids, reducing compounds, tannins, cardiac glycosides, flavonoids, coumarins, triterpenes, saponins, total carbohydrates free quinones. active reference S. aureus, E. coli, pneumoniae P. aeruginosa. However, only observed clinical showed MICs 25 mg/ml BMCs 100 respectively for MBC/MIC ratio two 2. These would have bacteriostatic antibacterial properties germs could justify use plant certain infections.
 Keywords: torvum, fruits,