Astragalus pelecinus aerial parts have been utilized in the Palestinian traditional medicine for the healing of war wounds infections. This study aimed to screen the phytochemical compounds (acetone, ethanol, methanol and aqueous extracts) and to evaluate the antimicrobial and antioxidant activities of aerial parts. The antioxidant property of extract was evaluated  using 2,2-diphenyl- l -picrylhydrazyl free radical scavenging activity method. Detection of antimicrobial activity and determination of minimal inhibitory concentration of aqueous and methanolic extracts of A. pelecinus were performed using broth micro-dilution method. The antimicrobial activity was examined against American Type Culture Collection Staphylococcus aureus, Escherichia coli, and Pseudomonas aeruginosa, as well as against Staphylococcus aureus (positive MRSA) and a clinical isolate of Candida albicans.

Conference Title

ZTIPC 2017

Conference Country

Jordan

Conference Date

Nov. 29, 2017 - Nov. 30, 2017

Conference Sponsor

Al-Zaytoonah University of Jordan, Amman.