Title of article :
Evaluation of Antibacterial Activity of Tribulus terrestris L. Growing in Iran
Author/Authors :
SAIED KIANBAKHT، نويسنده , , FERESHTEH JAHANIANI، نويسنده ,
Issue Information :
فصلنامه با شماره پیاپی سال 2003
Abstract :
Tribulus terrestris is used as a urinary anti-infective in folk medicine. To validate this use, the in vitro anti-bacterial activity of methanolic extracts of different parts (fruits, stems plus leaves and roots) of T. ter-restris L. growing in Iran was evaluated against four reference bacteria by broth dilution assay and agar diffusion assay. The MIC value of the methanolic extracts of fruits and stems plus leaves against all bac-teria was 2 mg/mL and the MIC value of roots against S. aureus, E. faecalis and E. coli was 4 mg/mL and the MIC value of roots against P. aeruginosa was 2 mg/mL. In agar diffusion assay, the methanolic ex-tracts of all parts of the plant showed considerable activity against all bacteria.
Keywords :
Tribulus terrestris , Antibacterial activity
Journal title :
Iranian Journal of Pharmacology and Therapeutics
Journal title :
Iranian Journal of Pharmacology and Therapeutics