EXTRACTION AND DETECTION OF ACTIVE SUBSTANCES IN THYME PLANT (THYMUS VULGARIS) AND STUDY ITS ANTIBACTERIAL EFFECTIVENESS AGAINST URINARY TRACT BACTERIAL ISOLATES.

	EXTRACTION AND DETECTION OF ACTIVE SUBSTANCES IN THYME PLANT (THYMUS VULGARIS) AND STUDY ITS ANTIBACTERIAL EFFECTIVENESS AGAINST URINARY TRACT BACTERIAL ISOLATES.
Jornal of Al-Muthanna for Agricultural Sciences
Article 1, Volume 4, Issue 1, 2016, Pages 1-13
Abstract
Abstract Thymus vulgaris L. (Thyme) is an aromatic plant which has been used since ancient times for its culinary and medicinal effects almost in different places in the world. In Medicine, it is used as antispasmolytic, antibacterial, antifungal, expectorant, and antiseptic. The aim of study to evaluate the antibacterial effectiveness of various extracts of thymus vulgaris on two species of bacteria (Escherichia coli and Staphylococcus aureus ) , which has been isolated from patients with urinary tract infection . Qualitative detection was carried to detect some effective chemical compounds in all extracts. It was found that it contains phenols , flavonoids , tannins , proteins and carbohydrate . All extracts in concentration 150 mg/ml showed inhibitory effect against urinary tract bacterial isolates and inhibition with variation diameters .The results of this study revealed that the hot water extraxt (150mg/ml) showed the highest inhibitory effect on both bacterial isolates(Escherichia coli and Staphylococcus aureus ) in 23 mm and 18 mm a diameter respectively. In conclusion this study approved the antibacterial effectiveness of thymus vulgaris against urinary tract bacterial isolates .

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