Extraction, characterization and evaluation of the plant extract of Tamarix as an antibiotic to treat types of burns bacteria

Abstract

Background : Tamarixaphylla (L.) is included in our common and large species, The genus Tamarix L. belongs to the Tamaricaceae family.Tamarix species are employed in traditional medicine as astringent, aperitif, stimulus of perspiration and diuretic.leaves are considered as a source for curing different infectious diseases.. (Marwat et al 2003, Panhwar et al 2007), The good antimicrobial activities of medicinal plants are due to the presence of secondary metabolites., Aim of study To find out the antimicrobial activity of the aqueous and alcoholic extracts of tamex in the bacterial species S. epidermidis, s. mutanss, s. aureas, E. coli and burns infections, Material and methods: Chemical detection of active compounds were investigated The presence of active compounds and used agar diffusion method is used to test the effectiveness of the extracts as antibacterial, Results and discussion :The presence of these compounds in extracts of the Tamex plant, which are compounds that have an effective effect in inhibiting the growth of various microorganisms, is important because most of the therapeutic effects are attributed to them.