Original Research Articles

In vitro anti microbial effect of Fagonia cretica linn ethanolic, chloroformic extracts and saponin, flavonoids on fungi and different pathogenic organisms

Omer Abbas Mohamad Jahala*¹, Omer Musa Izzeldin² and Rashid Eltayeb Abdalla³

¹Department of Clinical Biochemistry, Faculty of Medical Laboratory Science, Shendi University, Sudan.
²Faculty of Science and Technology. Omdurman Islamic University, Sudan
³Faculty of Medicine and Surgery, Shendi Universty, Sudan; Faculty of Pharmacy, Ahfad University for Women, Sudan.

*Corresponding Author E-mail: mehina2007@yahoo.com

Accepted September 08, 2013

Abstract

The use of the plants as medicines is an ancient and reliable practice. Fagonia Cretica is well known herbal plant used in traditional medicine of Pakistan, India and Far East, it is reputed to obtain a profitable therapeutical, properties and it has been used in treatment of fever, thirst, vomiting, dysentery, asthma, urinary discharges, and liver troubles. Externally applied as a paste on tumors and other swellings of the neck. Reported to possess potent antibacterial properties against pathogenic organisms, also the scientific studies of the plant proved the presence of hematological, neurological, anticancer, and hepato-activity. The present study targeted the study of antimicrobial properties of the extract. Different methods were adopted to achieve the objectives of this study this included Harborne methods for extraction the antimicrobial activity was done using cup-plate method. Both chloroformic and ethanolic extracts showed potential activity against the used microorganisms.

Keywords: Fagonia cretica Linn, antimicrobial activities, gram me positive, gram me negative bacteria, extraction.