Antimicrobial activity of some plants used in folk medicine

SALTAN İŞCAN H. G., ALTANLAR N.

Ankara Universitesi Eczacilik Fakultesi Dergisi, cilt.32, sa.3, ss.159-163, 2003 (Scopus) identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 32 Sayı: 3
  • Basım Tarihi: 2003
  • Dergi Adı: Ankara Universitesi Eczacilik Fakultesi Dergisi
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Scopus, TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.159-163
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Antibacterial activity, Antifungal activity, Juglans regia, Lythrum salicaria, Ononis spinosa, Plantago major
  • Ankara Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

In this study, the antimicrobial activities of the ethanolic extracts of Plantago major (Plantaginaceae), Ononis spinosa (Leguminosae), Lythrum salicaria (Lythraceae) and Juglans regia (Juglandaceae), all used in the folk-medicine, were tested against gram-negative (Escherichia coli, Pseudomonas aeruginosa) and gram positive (Staphylococcus aureus, Bacillus subtilis) bacteria as well as yeast-like fungi (Candida albicans, Candida galabrata, Candida krusei) by the agar diffusion method. All plants showed higher antibacterial activity against E. coli and S. aureus. The highest activity against yeast-like fungi were obtained by the extracts of Ononis spinosa and Lythrum salicaria.