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Extraction of Rosa damascena as an antibacterial agent
International Journal of Mycobacteriology
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4 (2015) 169
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Extraction of Rosa damascena as an antibacterial agent F. Fatemeh a, A. Karimi b, M. Abbassion a, P. Khiabani Rad b, M. Karimi Yazdi a b
b,*
Pediatric Infection Research Center, Shahid Beheshti University, Medical Science, Tehran, Iran Microbiology Department of Medical School of International Branch of Shahid Beheshti University, Medical Science, Iran
A R T I C L E I N F O
A B S T R A C T
Article history:
Objective: Infectious diseases such as tuberculosis (TB), typhoid and nosocomial infections,
Received 21 November 2014
play a great role in our daily life, and antibiotic treatment causes some problems, such as
Accepted 25 November 2014
medical resistance and side effects; therefore, the use of herbal products may help greatly
Available online 10 January 2015
to cure infections. Methods: The rose ‘‘Golmohammadi,’’ known under the scientific term of ‘‘Rosa damascena’’
Keywords:
of the Rosaceae Family, is being used in traditional medicine due to its wide cultivation in
Traditional medicine
Iran because of its antibacterial effect. This herb is extracted by distillation, and concen-
Rosa damascena
trates of 0.l, 0.3, 0.5, and 0.7 are extracted by the Kirby & Bauer method, the tube method
Mycobacterium bovis
and by the McFarland method. Result: It was found that Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Mycobacterium bovis and Salmonella typhimurium bacteria were inactivated by R. damascena. Conclusion: This study concluded that the extraction of R. damascena as an antibacterial agent can be used in the conquest of P. aeruginosa, M. bovis and Salmonella paratyphi A. Ó 2015 Published by Elsevier Ltd. on behalf of Asian-African Society for Mycobacteriology.
* Corresponding author. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijmyco.2014.11.053 2212-5531/Ó 2015 Published by Elsevier Ltd. on behalf of Asian-African Society for Mycobacteriology.
H O S T E D BY
4 (2015) 169
Available at www.sciencedirect.com
ScienceDirect journal homepage: www.elsevier.com/locate/IJMYCO
Extraction of Rosa damascena as an antibacterial agent F. Fatemeh a, A. Karimi b, M. Abbassion a, P. Khiabani Rad b, M. Karimi Yazdi a b
b,*
Pediatric Infection Research Center, Shahid Beheshti University, Medical Science, Tehran, Iran Microbiology Department of Medical School of International Branch of Shahid Beheshti University, Medical Science, Iran
A R T I C L E I N F O
A B S T R A C T
Article history:
Objective: Infectious diseases such as tuberculosis (TB), typhoid and nosocomial infections,
Received 21 November 2014
play a great role in our daily life, and antibiotic treatment causes some problems, such as
Accepted 25 November 2014
medical resistance and side effects; therefore, the use of herbal products may help greatly
Available online 10 January 2015
to cure infections. Methods: The rose ‘‘Golmohammadi,’’ known under the scientific term of ‘‘Rosa damascena’’
Keywords:
of the Rosaceae Family, is being used in traditional medicine due to its wide cultivation in
Traditional medicine
Iran because of its antibacterial effect. This herb is extracted by distillation, and concen-
Rosa damascena
trates of 0.l, 0.3, 0.5, and 0.7 are extracted by the Kirby & Bauer method, the tube method
Mycobacterium bovis
and by the McFarland method. Result: It was found that Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Mycobacterium bovis and Salmonella typhimurium bacteria were inactivated by R. damascena. Conclusion: This study concluded that the extraction of R. damascena as an antibacterial agent can be used in the conquest of P. aeruginosa, M. bovis and Salmonella paratyphi A. Ó 2015 Published by Elsevier Ltd. on behalf of Asian-African Society for Mycobacteriology.
* Corresponding author. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijmyco.2014.11.053 2212-5531/Ó 2015 Published by Elsevier Ltd. on behalf of Asian-African Society for Mycobacteriology.