Evaluation of anti-bacterial activity of the aquatic henna leaves extract in Hilla City, an in vitro study, Iraq
Nada Khazal Kadhim Hindi1*, Iman Fadhil Abdul-Husin2, Mays Hadi Jebur2,
Zainab Khudhur Ahmad Al-Mahdi3, Ammar Khazaal Kadhim3
1Medical Microbiology, Babylon University, Iraq
2College of Biotechnology, Al-Qasim Green University, Babylon Province, Iraq
3Basic and Medical science Department, College of Nursing, Babylon University, Babylon Province, Iraq
*Corresponding author: E-Mail: nadakhazal@yahoo.com, Mobil: 009647601349064
ABSTRACT
Henna leaves have been amassed and selected for antimicrobial towards some human pathogens. The present investigation has been undertaken to find out the effectiveness of aqueous extracts of Lawsonia inermis against some human pathogenic microorganism as well as compare it with wide spectrum antibiotic ciprofloxacin.
In the present study; henna leaves had been extracted with aqueous extraction method. The isolated bacteria were diagnosed based totally on cultural, morphological and biochemical characteristics, hence, the remotes bacterial isolates were as S.aureus, S. epidermidis, S. saprophyticus, Streptococcus pyogenes, Streptococcus pneumoniae, Streptococcus mutans, Streptococcus fecalis, Streptococcus agalagtia, P.aerugenosa, P. fluroscences, Salmonella typhi, Salmonella typhimurum, Proteus merabilis, Proteus vuligaris, Klebsiella pneumonia, Enterobacter spp, Acinetobacter, Escherichia coli, Serratia spp. The antibacterial activity of the Henna leaves aqueous extract was compare it with wide spectrum antibiotic ciprofloxacin.
The result shows high antibacterial activity of the Lawsonia inermis aqueous extract against tested bacteria with higher a significant different than obtain by ciprofloxacin antibiotics.
Conclusions: Lawsonia inermis exhibit marked antimicrobial activity against bacteria. Based on the results it can be concluded that they can inhibit bacterial growth more than ciprofloxacin antibiotics.