Antimicrobial evaluation of some plant extracts of traditional medicine of Jordan

Extracts of 13 Jordanian medicinal plant species in 9 families were evaluated against 8 microorganisms. The chloroform and hexane fractions of Linum usitatissimum showed the strongest activity against S. pneumonia, Peganum harmala showed the strongest activities against B. hemolytic streptococcus group A. The aqueous fractions of Quercus coccifera, Rosmarinus officinalis and Eucalyptus camaldulensis showed strong activities against S. aureus and the same activities were observed in the fractions of Q. infectoria, except the aqueous and butanolic ones. Also, the aqueous fractions of Punica granatum showed the same activity. The aqueous fractions of P. harmala showed the strongest activity against Hemophilus influenzae and Proteus mirabilis. The ethanolic extract of Q. infectoria showed the strongest activity against P. mirabilis and P. aeruginosa and S. aureus and the same activities were seen in the aqueous and methanolic fractions of this plant. In addition, the methanolic fraction of this plant showed the strongest activity against E. coli

chemical constituents of mandragora autumnalis

Seven alkaloids and five coumarins have been identified from the roots, leaves, unripe fruits and seeds of M and ragora autumnalis, which grows widely in Jordan. The isolated alkaloids were atropine, apoatropine, hyoscyamine, scopolamine, belladonine, cuscohygrine and scopine. The isolated coumarins are herniarin, umbelliferone, angelicin, scopoletin and scopolin. Sucrose and chlorogenic acid were also isolated and identified

Phytochemistry of eryngium creticum

The isolation and identification of 9 compounds from Eryngium creticum, which grows wildly in Jordan, were described. The isolated compounds were deltion, marmesin, quercitol, 3-[beta-D-glucopyranosyloxymethyl]-2,4,4-trimethyl-2,5-cyclohexadien-1-one, 1-beta-D-glucopyranosyloxy-3-methoxy-5-hydroxybenzene, beta- sitosterol, beta-sitosterol-beta-D-glucopyranose, mannitol and dulcitol

Pytcchemic analysis of the aerial part of thalictrum isopyroides

Isolation and identification of six alkaloids from the aerial part of Thalictrum isopyroides were described. The isolated compounds were benzylisoquinoline, tembetarine, aporphines, thaliporphine and magnoflorine, dehydroaporphine, dehydroocotiene, oxoaporphine, thalicminine and bisbenzylisoquinoline, thalisopidine

Phytochemical analysis of Jordanian inuls viscosa

The isolation and identification of 14 compounds from the Jordanian plant, Inula viscosa, were described. The isolated compounds were [+]-beta-selinene, 1-desoxy-8-epi-evagustin, 8-epi-tomentosin, ilicic acid, genkwanin, 3-O-acetyl-7-O-methylaroma-dendrin, 3-O- acetylaxifolin, 3-O-acetylpadmatin, 3-O-acetylaromadedrin, 3-O- methylkempferol, 3, 3'-di-O-methylquercetin, hispidulin, beta- sitosterol and beta-sitosterol-beta-D-glucopyranoside