ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY OF NIGELLA SATIVA ND ZINGBER OFFICINALE

Document Type : Original Article

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1 Harvard Medical School and Deaconess Hospital. U.S.A.

2 Department of Zoology, Faculty of Science, Cairo University.

3 Department to Pharmacology, Faculty of Vet. Med., Cairo University.

Abstract

Aqueous and ethanolic extracts of Zingber officinale had antimicrobial activitly against large  number of pathogenic bacteria and fungi. Aqueous extract of Nigella saliva possessed antibacterial activity in higher concentration. In addition all fractions of both Zingber officinale and Nigella sativa exhibited antimicrobial activities against various microorganisms. Saponin and oil fractions of the test plants increased the anitbacterial acitivity of ampicillin against pyogenic microorganisms while resin fraction decreased that activity.

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Veterinary Medical Journal (Giza)
Volume 42, Issue 1
January 1994
Pages 159-168

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