Phytother Res. 2001 May; 15(3): 250-2.

Antibacterial activity of some Moroccan medicinal plants.

Larhsini M, Oumoulid L, Lazrek HB, Wataleb S, Bousaid M, Bekkouche K, Jana M.

Laboratory of Medicinal Plants and Phytochemistry, Department of Biology, Faculty of Sciences Semlalia, POB S2390, Marrakesh, Morocco. mlarhsini@hotmail.com

The extracts of 12 plants selected on the basis of the folk-medicine reports were examined for their antibacterial effects against eight pathogenic bacteria. The n-butanol extract of Calotropis procera flowers and the aqueous extract of Eugenia caryophyllata proved to be the most effective against the bacteria tested.Copyright 2001 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.