Assessment of the antimicrobial and free radical scavenging activities of Moluccella spinosa, Helichrysum sanguineum, and Styrax officinalis folkloric medicinal plants from Palestine

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dc.contributor.authorJaradat, Nidal
dc.contributor.authorAl‑Masri, Motasem
dc.contributor.authorNaser Zaid, Abdel
dc.contributor.authorHussein, Fatima
dc.contributor.authorShadid, Khalid Ahmad
dc.contributor.authorAl‑Rimawi, Fuad
dc.contributor.authorShayeb, Khaled
dc.contributor.authorSbeih, Afnan
dc.contributor.authorEid, Alia
dc.date.accessioned2020-02-23T19:58:01Z
dc.date.available2020-02-23T19:58:01Z
dc.date.issued2018-05-26
dc.description.abstractThe emergence of pathogenic microbes with increased resistance to established antibiotics provides a major incentive for the discovery of new antimicrobial agents. Herbals may provide valuable solutions for this global problem. In addition, the replacement of harmful synthetic antioxidants with natural ones may prevent various serious diseases. The present investigation describes for the first time the antioxidant and antimicrobial activities of the aqueous and organic extracts of Helichrysum sanguineum, Moluccella spinosa and Styrax officinalis plants aerial parts. The free radical scavenging activity was estimated using the 2,2-diphenyl-1-picrylhydrazyl method, while the antimicrobial activity was evaluated against selected microbial strains from American Type Culture Collection and clinical isolates such as Shigella sonnie, Staphylococcus aureus, Enterococcuss feacium, Escherichia coli, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Candida albicans, Epidermophyton floccosum and Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) using minimum inhibitory concentration assay. A mixture of phytochemical compounds was found in all of the studied plants extracts which also showed remarkable potentials of antioxidant and antimicrobial activities. The current study provides initial data that justify the use and importance of these plants in the Palestinian traditional medicine. In addition, it provides evidence that the aqueous and organic extracts of H. sanguineum, M. spinosa and S. officinalis exhibited interesting antioxidant activity comparing with Trolox. Furthermore, the organic extract of H. sanguineum strongly exhibited bacterial growth of S. aureus, E. faecium and MRSA which suggested to be used as antibiotic alternative or as sufficient natural food preservative.en_US
dc.description.sponsorshipThe authors acknowledge the assistance of the technicians Mohamad Arar and Linda Esa.en_US
dc.identifier.issn2662-4060
dc.identifier.urihttps://dspace.alquds.edu/handle/20.500.12213/5080
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherSpringeren_US
dc.subjectHelichrysum sanguineumen_US
dc.subjectMoluccella spinosaen_US
dc.subjectStyrax officinalisen_US
dc.subjectAntibacterialen_US
dc.subjectAntifungalen_US
dc.subjectAntioxidanten_US
dc.titleAssessment of the antimicrobial and free radical scavenging activities of Moluccella spinosa, Helichrysum sanguineum, and Styrax officinalis folkloric medicinal plants from Palestineen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
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