Antibacterial Activity of Three Medical Plant Extracts of Saudi Arabia on Isolated Bacteria

Authors

  • Souheila Naghmouchi Princess Norah University, Riyadh-King Khalid International Road-P.O. Box 84428
  • Mohamed Al-Sakhawy Medical Laboratory Sciences Dept., College of Applied Medical Sciences, Prince Sattam University, Al-Kharj, KSA
  • Sarah Abdulalim College of medicine, King Saud Ibn Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, Al Hars Al Watani, Ar Rimayah, Riyadh 14611
  • Elham Al akil Medical Laboratory Scientific Officer, Prince Sultan Military Medical City, Microbiology Laboratory- Riyadh11159, Sulaymaniyah Road-P.O. Box 7897
  • Azza Ebid Princess Norah University, Riyadh-King Khalid International Road-P.O. Box 84428

Keywords:

Anti-bacterial activities, plant extracts, Staphylococcus areus, Escherichia coli.

Abstract

This study focuses the significant antibacterial activity of three medical plants (Salvadora persica, Alluim sativum and Tamarix aphylla) used in folk medicine in Saudi Arabia. The antibacterial activity of their ethanolic extracts were determined using the agar well diffusion technique. Two microorganisms were used, Gram positive Staphylococcus areus and Gram negative Escherichia coli, distilled water was used as the negative control. The result indicated that the ethanolic extracts of all tree plants exhibited antibacterial activity.

The aqueous extract was not effective when compared to the ethanolic extract. The inhibition zone was higher against the Gram-negative bacteria than the Gram-positive bacteria. The antibacterial activity of the leaf extract of Salvadora persica demonstrated the highest activity (14

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Published

2016-12-12

How to Cite

Naghmouchi, S., Al-Sakhawy, M., Abdulalim, S., Al akil, E., & Ebid, A. (2016). Antibacterial Activity of Three Medical Plant Extracts of Saudi Arabia on Isolated Bacteria. International Journal of Sciences: Basic and Applied Research (IJSBAR), 30(5), 28–35. Retrieved from https://www.gssrr.org/index.php/JournalOfBasicAndApplied/article/view/6239

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Vol. 30 No. 5 (2016)

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