Dataset of Leucas aspera Leaf Extract in Medicinal Uses

This dataset consists of raw images reporting the effect of antimicrobial of Leucas aspera leaf extract against bacterial cultures on nutrient agar. The two-part compilation includes photographs of treated and untreated control plates, which allows one to visually assess growth inhibition and colony morphology. It improves previously available phytochemical and pharmacological research on Leucas aspera by providing photographic data on its in-vitro effectiveness. The images can aid the scientific community - researchers could measure the zones of inhibition, optimize image-processing protocols, or train and publish machine learning models that could classify colony patterns on agar plates. Furthermore, the dataset enables optimization of extraction methods - allowing performance comparison of alternative plant-derived antimicrobials. Hence, it has great value from the educational perspective and teaching microbiological procedures and plant-based antimicrobial testing, i.e. the dataset can be used in several applications in fields of natural product pharmacology, image analysis studies, and microbiology education.