Open AccessStudy of some properties and antibacterial activity of (Alhagi maurorum Medik) collected from the desert of Al – Najaf
Author(s) -
Meison Abdulbary
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
journal of physics. conference series
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.21
H-Index - 85
eISSN - 1742-6596
pISSN - 1742-6588
DOI - 10.1088/1742-6596/1294/6/062081
Subject(s) - bacillus cereus , antibacterial activity , proteus mirabilis , botany , traditional medicine , proteus vulgaris , proteus , cereus , herb , biology , chemistry , bacteria , biochemistry , escherichia coli , medicinal herbs , medicine , staphylococcus aureus , genetics , gene
In traditional medicine, Alhagi maurorum is one member of medicinal plants which is used for many diseases therapy, that it is used as diuretic and Kidney stones treatments. This study was founded to identify some morphological characters and antibacterial activity of methanolic extract of A. maurorum . The morphological properties studied with macro and microscopical examination while the antibacterial activity by screening with well diffusion method against Bacillus cereus and Proteus mirabilis. The results showed that the plant is shrubby herb with evergreen appearance and its leaves are small obovate shape and the polygonal epidermal cells covered with thick cuticle layer. Stomata are frequently Paracytic type in addition to a few anomocytic type with unicellular covering trichome and prismatic crystals. The plant did not showed antibacterial activity against studied bacteria ( Bacillus cereus and Proteus mirabilis ) with concentrations up to 200 mg / ml.