In vitro antimicrobial activity of some Saudi Arabian plants used in folkloric medicine

International Journal of Botany

Volumn 2, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 201-204

  Saadabi, Abdulmoniem M A ^a   Al Sehemi, A G ^a   Al Zailaie, K A ^a  

^a Abha Teachers' College   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

Antibacterial activity; Folkloric medicine; Medicinal plants; Saudi Arabia

Indexed keywords

BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); DATURA STRAMONIUM; NEGIBACTERIA; POSIBACTERIA; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; WITHANIA SOMNIFERA; ZYGOPHYLLACEAE; ZYGOPHYLLUM;

EID: 33747171429     PISSN: 18119700     EISSN: 18119719     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3923/ijb.2006.201.204     Document Type: Article

References (12)

1. Almagboul, A.Z, A.K. Bashir, A. Farouk and A.K.M. Salih, 1985. Antimicrobial Activity of certain Sudanese plants used in Folkloric Medicine. Screening for antimicrobial activity (IV). Fitoterapia, 56: 331.
2. Almagboul, A.Z., A.K. Bashir and A.K.M. Salih, 1988. Antimicrobial Activity of certain Sudanese plants used in folkloric medicine. Screening for Antimicrobial Activity (V). Fitoterapia LIX., pp: 59-62.
3. Al-Taweel, M.A., S. El-Deeb Kadriya and Al-Muhtadi Farid, 2004. Chemical composition and antimicrobial activity of essential oil of Kleinia odora. Saudi Pharm. J., 12: 120-125.
4. Azaizeh, H., S. Fulder, K. Said and O. Khalil, 2003. Ethno Botanical knowledge of local Arab practitioners in the Middle Eastern region. Fitoterapia, 74: 98-108.
5. Crombie, L., W.M.L. Crombie and D.A. Whiting, 1990. Alkaloids of Khat (Catha edulis). Alkaloids, 39: 139-164.
6. Edeoga, H.O. and C.L. Ikem, 2002. Tannins, saponins and calcium oxalate crystals from Nigerian species of Boerhavia (Nyctaginaceae). South Afr. J. Bot., 68: 386-388.
7. Groove, D.C. and W.A. Randall, 1955. Assay methods of Antibiotics. Medical Encyclopoedia, New York, pp: 24-55.
8. Kadriya, S., El-Deeb, A. Fawkeya, A.A. El-Fishawy and J. Mossa, 2004. chemical composition of the essential oil of Tage minuta Growing in Saudi Arabia. Saudi Pharma. J., 12: 127-135.
9. Mitscher, L.A., R.P. Leu, M.S. Bathala, W.N .Wu and J.L. Deal, 1972. Antimicrabial agents from higher plants. 1. Introduction, rationale and methodology. Lloydia, 35: 157-166.
10. Mossa, J.S., 1986. Expermental evaluation of some Saudi plants for their antidiabetic activity. IRCS Med. Sci., 14: 13-14.
11. Omer, M.E.F.A. and E.I. Elnima, 2003. Antimicrobial Activity of Imenia americana. Fitoterapia, 74: 122-126.
12. Vardamides, J.C., E. Dongo, A.E.N. Kengfack, Z.T. Fomum, T.M. Ngando, B. Vogler and W. Kraus, 2001. Diterpenoids and Limonoids from the stem of Pterorhachis zenkeri. Fitoterapia, 72: 386-393.