Antibacterial Activity of Four Plant Extracts Used in Palestine in Folkloric Medicine against Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus

Authors : Bassam ABUSHANAB, Ghaleb ADWAN, Naser JARRAR, Awni ABUHIJLEH, Kamel ADWAN

Pages : 195-198

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Publication Date : 2006-12-01

Article Type : Research Paper

Abstract :Ethanolic and hot water extracts from 4 different plant species used in Palestine in popular medicine for the treatment of several ailments of microbial and non-microbial origin were evaluated for potential antimicrobial activity against methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(MRSA);. Both water and ethanol extracts of Mentha longifolia, Melissa officinalis and Rosa damascena were effective on MRSA. The minimum inhibitory concentration insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(MIC); and minimum bactericidal concentration insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(MBC); values of the ethanolic extract of M. longifolia and M. officinalis were in the range of 3.125 to 12.50 mg/ml and 12.50 to 25.00 mg/ml, respectively. The ethanolic extract with the greatest antimicrobial activity was that of R. damascena insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(MIC 0.395 to 0.780 mg/ml and MBC 1.563 to 3.125 mg/ml);. The combination of ethanolic extracts of the plants studied showed synergistic antibacterial activity against MRSA strains.
Keywords : Antibacterial activities, plant extracts, methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus