Abstract
The phytochemical content of five medicinal plants; namely, Haloxylon persicum, Hammada elegans, Hammada scoparia, Juncus actus and Tamarix nilotica and their antibacterial activities against pathogenic bacteria and fungi were investigated. The phytochemical analysis revealed the presence of tannins, flavonoids (free aglycone and glycoside), unsaturated sterols and/or triterpenoides, carbohydrates or glycosides and proteins and/or amino acids and absence of volatile oil, cardinolides, anthraquinones and oxidase enzyme in all plants. The ethanolic extracts of the investigated plants inhibited the growth of some pathogenic bacteria including Enterococcus faecalis, Escherichia coli, Moraxella lacunata, Proteus merabiles, Pseudomons aeruginosa, Salmonella typhi, Serratia marcesens, Bacillus subtilis, Micrococcus luteus, Sarcina ventricull, and Staphylococcus aureus. The highest activity was obtained by Haloxylon persicum against Pseudomons aeruginosa (18 mm) and Proteus merabiles (16 mm).
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Article number | 40 |
| Pages (from-to) | 350-354 |
| Number of pages | 5 |
| Journal | Life Science Journal |
| Volume | 11 |
| Issue number | 7 |
| State | Published - 2014 |
| Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- Antimicrobial activity
- Medicinal plants
- Pathogenic bacteria
- Pathogenic fungi
- Phytochemical analysis
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