Antibacterial potentiality of Argemone mexicana solvent extracts against some pathogenic bacteria

Mem Inst Oswaldo Cruz. 2006 Sep;101(6):645-8. doi: 10.1590/s0074-02762006000600011.

Abstract

The sensitivity of two Gram positive (Staphylococcus aureus and Bacillus subtilis) and two Gram negative (Escherichia coli and Pseudomonas aeruginosa) pathogenic multi-drug resistant bacteria was tested against the crude extracts (cold aqueous, hot aqueous, and methanol extracts) of leaves and seeds of Argemone mexicana L. (Papaveraceae) by agar well diffusion method. Though all the extracts were found effective, yet the methanol extract showed maximum inhibition against the test microorganisms followed by hot aqueous extract and cold aqueous extract.

MeSH terms

  • Anti-Bacterial Agents / isolation & purification
  • Anti-Bacterial Agents / pharmacology*
  • Argemone / chemistry*
  • Gram-Negative Bacteria / drug effects*
  • Gram-Positive Bacteria / drug effects*
  • Microbial Sensitivity Tests
  • Plant Extracts / pharmacology
  • Plant Leaves / chemistry
  • Seeds / chemistry

Substances

  • Anti-Bacterial Agents
  • Plant Extracts