Open AccessStudy the antibacterial effect of N_butanol extract of Urtica dioica
Author(s) -
Ahmed Abdulaziz Ahmed,
Baydaa Hameed Abdulah,
Yaser Mustafa Kamal
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
almustansiriya journal of pharmaceutical sciences/al-mustansiriyah journal of pharmaceutical sciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2959-183X
pISSN - 1815-0993
DOI - 10.32947/ajps.v21i1.800
Subject(s) - urtica dioica , traditional medicine , ciprofloxacin , antibacterial activity , urticaceae , bacteria , microbiology and biotechnology , escherichia coli , biology , medicine , botany , antibiotics , biochemistry , genetics , gene
Since ancient times Urtica dioica has been used as an herbal medicine in Western Asia. The current study demonstrates the anti-bacterial effect of N_butanol extraction of Urtica dioica. The antibacterial effect was tested against some of gram-positive bacteria and gram-negative bacteria isolated
from hospitalized patients having urinary tract infection. Staphylococcus aureus, Escherichia coli, Klebsiella pneumonia and Pseudomonas aeruginosa was used. Urticasea is a family of plant known for their medicinal activity from folk medicine. Urtica dioica is a member of urticasea and it is known for it is antibacterial effect.
Methods
The leaves of Urtica dioica were collected in Iraq from jisr dayla district in Baghdad province in april 2019.The N_butanol extraction was compared with the drug ciprofloxacin. Disc diffusion method was used to determine the sensitivity of the samples.
Results
The N_ butanol extract shows weak inhibitory effect on Escherichia coli while other strain does not affect by extract comparing with ciprofloxacin.
Conclusion
The N_butanol extract of urtica dioica have weak antibacterial effect when compared with ciproflxacine