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Anti-Microbial Activity of Ethanolic and Aqueous Extract of Cynanchum acutum
Mehdi Dehghani, Zohre Ganjali, Fereshteh Javadian, Jasem Estakhr and Abbas Heidari
Corresponding Author: Fereshteh Javadian
Submitted: June 20, 2012
Accepted: July 28, 2012
Published: August 25, 2012 |
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Cynanchum acutum is an important medicinal plant belonging to the family of Apocynaceae. It is a well
recognized plant in the traditional medicine and is used by people in rural areas. This study is aimed to evaluate the
anti-microbial effects of ethanolic extract of Cynanchum acutum. The antimicrobial property of the Cynanchum
acutum was studied against gram positive and gram negative microorganisms using the agar disc diffusion method,
in which ethanolic extract of Cynanchum acutum has shown bigger zone of inhibition than aqueous extract. These
results demonstrate that Cynanchum acutum possesses anti-microbial effects and it can be a good candidate for
producing of anti-microbial drugs.
Key words: Anti-microbial, aqueous extract , Cynanchum acutum, ethanolic, , ,
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Mehdi Dehghani, Zohre Ganjali, Fereshteh Javadian, Jasem Estakhr and Abbas Heidari, . Anti-Microbial Activity of Ethanolic and Aqueous Extract of Cynanchum acutum. British Journal of Pharmacology and Toxicology, (4): 177-180.
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