Antimicrobial activity of some plants used in folk medicine

Bu çalışmada halk arasında kullanımı olan Plantago majör (Plantaginaceae), Ononis spinosa (Leguminosae), Lythrum salicaria (Lythraceae), Juglans regia (Juglandaceae) 'nın etanolla ekstrelerinin antimikrobiyal aktivitesi bazı gram-negatif (Escherichia coli, Pseudomonas aeruginosa) ve granı-pozitif (Staphylococcus aureus, Bacillus subtilis) bakteriler ile maya benzeri mantarlara (Candida albicans, Candida galabrata, Candida krusei) karşı agar difüzyon metodu kullanılarak ölçülmüştür. Bütün türler E. coli'ye ve S. aureus'a karşı yüksek aktivite göstermiştir. Maya benzeri mantarlara karşı en yüksek aktiviteyi Ononis spinosa ve Lythrum salicaria ekstreleri göstermiştir.

Geleneksel tedavide kullanılan bazı bitkilerin antimikrobiyal aktivitesi

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 yeastlike 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.

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