Supercritical fluid extract of leaves of Vitex negundo was tested for its antimicrobial potential and was compared with that of ethanol extract, ether extract and hydrodistilled oil of leaves. The chemical constituents of extracts were studied by chromatographic techniques. Extracts were evaluated for antimicrobial potential against bacterial strains like Staphylococcus aureus, Bacillus subtili...

objective: in this study, antimicrobial activities of an ethanol extract of tribulus terrestris aloneand in combination with capsella bursa-pastoris and glycyrrhiza glabra were examined in vitro against six pathogens namely streptococcus mutans, streptococcus sanguis, actinomyces viscosus, enterococcus faecalis staphylococcus aureus, and escherichia coli. materials and methods: antibacterial ac...

background and objectives: despite the vast production of new antibiotics in the last three decades, resistance to these drugs by microorganisms has increased and essential oils (eos) have been recognized to possess antimicrobial properties. methods:  in the present study, eos obtained from aerial parts of thymus vulgaris l., lavandula angustifolia mill., rosmarinus officinalis l. and mentha pi...

honey is a popular food product produced by honey bees that it is a well-known antimicrobial and antioxidant activity. floral origin of honey plays an important role on its biological properties.this research was carried out to evaluate the antibacterial and antioxidant activity of four sample honey with different floral origin collected from the bee hive in the golestan province in north of ir...

      To evaluate the enhancement effect of Berberis vulgaris var. integerrima seeds on the antibacterial activity of cephalexin and ceftizoxime against Staphylococcus aureus and Escherichia coli ethanol extract of the seeds were prepared. Disk diffusion and broth dilution methods were used to determine the antibacterial activity of two cephalosporins in the ...

In different folk medicine Ziziphus spina-christi is used for different purposes such as pneumonia, dysentery, scorpion stings, cough, constipation, intestinal worms and fever. The aim of this study was evaluation and comparing the antibacterial activity of methanolic and ethanolic extracts of Ziziphus spina –christi as well as subsequent structural changes in affected bacteria. For this purpos...

Background and objectives: Food poisoning has been always a major concern in health system of every community and cream-filled products are one of the most widespread food poisoning causes in humans. In present study, we examined the preservative effect of the cinnamon oil in cream-filled cakes. Methods: Antimicrobial activity of Cinnamomum verum J. Presl (Cinnamon) bark essential oil w...

Objective: Punica granatum, commonly known as pomegranate, has emerged as a medicinal plant with potential antimicrobial activity. The present study was planned to evaluate this activity against both Gram positive Staphylococcus aureus (S. aureus) and negative Pseudomonas aeruginosa (P. aeruginosa) bacteria as well as against pathogenic yeast, Candida albicans (C. albicans). Material and Metho...