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Antibacterial and antioxidant activities of traditional medicinal plants from the Erzurum region of Turkey

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Abstract

Background

In this study, 13 different extracts were investigated which are grown in the region of Erzurum.

Objective

The aim of this study was to screen various plant extracts that are known and used for medicinal purposes such as Ferula communis L., Rumex patientia L., Gundelia tournefortii L., Rheum ribes L., Asphodeline taurica, Polygonum arenastrum, Allium schoenoprasum L., and Ferula orientalis L.

Materials and methods

Medicinal parts of plants such as leaves, flowers, and stems were investigated by 2,2-diphenyl-1-picrylhydrazyl, ferric reducing antioxidant power, and cupric reducing antioxidant capacity assays: Centaury and Blackthorn. Total phenolic content, total flavonoid content, and antimicrobial properties were also determined. Antibacterial and antifungal activities were investigated by the microdilution method and the agar diffusion method respectively.

Results

Accordingly, the results of the Rheum ribes L. plant have the highest antioxidant activity among all analyses made. But in almost all antioxidant analysis methods, the lowest antioxidant activity was found in Ferula orientalis L. According to the antibacterial analysis applied, it was found that the plant extracts were generally more effective on yeast strains than the test bacteria used; that is, most of the plants have antifungal effect.

Conclusions

Due to their antimicrobial, antifungal, and antioxidant properties, the extracts of these plants might be used as natural sources in the pharmaceutical and cosmetic industries.

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This work was supported by Artvin Coruh University, BAP (2016.F11.01.02), Turkey.

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  1. Faculty of Health Sciences, Department of Occupational Health and Safety, Artvin Coruh University, 08000, Artvin, Turkey

    Sule Ceylan

  2. Faculty of Forestry, Department of Forest Industry Engineering, Artvin Coruh University, 08000, Artvin, Turkey

    Serkan Cetin

  3. Vocational School of Health Services, Pharmacy Services, Artvin Coruh University, 08000, Artvin, Turkey

    Yasemin Camadan

  4. College of Health, Department of Nutrition and Dietetics, Recep Tayyip Erdogan University, 53100, Rize, Turkey

    Ozlem Saral

  5. Department of Chemistry, Eskisehir Osmangazi University, 26480, Eskisehir, Turkey

    Ozge Ozsen

  6. Faculty of Forestry, Department of Forest Industry Engineering, Kahramanmaras Sütcü Imam University, 46100, Kahramanmaraş, Turkey

    Ahmet Tutus

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Ceylan, S., Cetin, S., Camadan, Y. et al. Antibacterial and antioxidant activities of traditional medicinal plants from the Erzurum region of Turkey. Ir J Med Sci 188, 1303–1309 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11845-019-01993-x

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