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The result from the phytochemical screening revealed that secondary metabolites such as alkaloids, flavonoids, saponins, tannins, coumarins, triterpenoids, and phytosteroids were present in both plants, except glycosides, which were exclusively detected in\n                    <jats:italic>Vernonia amygdalina<\/jats:italic>\n                    . The antibacterial activity showed that\n                    <jats:italic>Senna siamea<\/jats:italic>\n                    had its highest zone of inhibition against\n                    <jats:italic>K. pneumoniae<\/jats:italic>\n                    , whereas\n                    <jats:italic>Vernonia amygdalina<\/jats:italic>\n                    recorded its highest effect on\n                    <jats:italic>E. coli<\/jats:italic>\n                    . 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