title: Phytochemical and antimicrobial screening of some plants used in saudi folk medicine.
abstract: Thirty-two plants species belonging to 22 families commonly used in Saudi folk medicine were subjected to phytochemical and antimicrobial screening. The results showed that sterols/triterpenes, flavonoids and tannins were the most common constituents. Volatile oils, volatile bases, coumarins, anthraquinones and cardiac glycosides were also detected. A variable range of antimicrobial activity was observed by the extracts and MIC's were determined wherever activity was noticed.
authors.affiliation: College of Pharmacy, King Saud University, P.O. Box 2457, Riyadh-11451, Saudi Arabia.
authors.forename: A H
authors.initials: AH
authors.lastname: Shah
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Katibi
authors.forename: A M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Ageel
authors.forename: M O
authors.initials: MO
authors.lastname: Tanira