title: Screening of antibacterial and antiparasitic activities of six Moroccan medicinal plants.
abstract: The extracts of six plants selected on the basis of folk-medicine reports were examined for their antibacterial effects against eight pathogenic bacteria. The results showed that n-butanol extract of Calotropis procera proved to be the most effective against the bacteria tested using the paper disc diffusion method. The antiprotozoal activity was also examined and showed that ethyl ether extract of Sium nodiflorum exhibits a parasiticidal effect against Trichomonas intestinalis and vaginalis.
authors.affiliation: Cadi Ayyad University, Faculty of Sciences-Semlalia, Department of Biology, Marrakesh, Morocco.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Larhsini
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Oumoulid
authors.forename: H B
authors.initials: HB
authors.lastname: Lazrek
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Wataleb
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Bousaid
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Bekkouche
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Markouk
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Jana
mesh_terms: D020001:1-Butanol; D000818:Animals; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000494:pharmacology*; D000981:Antiprotozoal Agents / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000494:pharmacology*; D004986:Ether; D056890:Eukaryota / Q000187:drug effects; D006090:Gram-Negative Bacteria / Q000187:drug effects*; D006094:Gram-Positive Bacteria / Q000187:drug effects*; D006586:Hexanes; D008826:Microbial Sensitivity Tests; D009018:Morocco; D010936:Plant Extracts / Q000494:pharmacology*; D010946:Plants, Medicinal / Q000737:chemistry*; D012997:Solvents; D013045:Species Specificity; D014244:Trichomonas / Q000187:drug effects*; D014246:Trichomonas vaginalis / Q000187:drug effects; D014867:Water
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D000981:Antiprotozoal Agents; D006586:Hexanes; D010936:Plant Extracts; D012997:Solvents; D014867:Water; D004986:Ether; C026385:n-hexane; D020001:1-Butanol