Antimicrobial activity of some ethno-medicinal plants used in Pakistan

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  • Sajid Bashir, Alia Erum, Rizwana Kausar, UzmaSaleem, UmmeRuqia-Tulain, Alamgeer Department of Aridland Agriculture UAE UNiversity

Abstract

Medicinal plants have been used for their antimicrobial activity to discover new antimicrobial agents. Antimicrobial activity of aqueous and methanolic extracts of four ethnomedicinal plants such as Acacia modesta, Thymus serphylum, Syzygium cumuni L and Olea ferruginea were evaluated against five bacterial strains such as S. aureus, E. coli, P. aeruginosa, S. epidermidis and B. subtilis by disc diffusion method. The results showed that Acacia modesta showed maximum activity against E. coli with zone of inhibition (16.2 mm). Thymus serphylum showed maximum activity against B. subtilis with zone of inhibition (13.3 mm) but no activity against P. aeruginosa and E. coli. Syzygium cumuni L showed maximum activity against S.epidermidis with zone of inhibition (14.5 mm) but no activity against E. coli, P. aeruginosa and B. subtilis. Similarly Olea ferruginea displayed maximum activity against S. epidermidis with zone of inhibition (16.8 mm). Antimicrobial activity of plants was concentration dependent. Methanolic extracts of plants showed better activity than aqueous extracts.

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Published

29-10-2015

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UzmaSaleem, UmmeRuqia-Tulain, Alamgeer, S. B. A. E. R. K. “Antimicrobial Activity of Some Ethno-Medicinal Plants Used in Pakistan”. Research in Pharmacy, vol. 2, no. 1, Oct. 2015, https://updatepublishing.com/journal/index.php/rip/article/view/258.

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