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The Antibacterial Activity of Aqueous Extraction of Zingiber Officinale

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Wed, 2015-05-20 10:08 — Suleiman Ibrahim Al-khalil
Year of Publication: 
2008
Authors: 
Suleiman AlKhaliI
Current Affiliation: 
Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, An-Najah National University, Nablus, Palestine
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Majdi Dweikat
Marah Al-Koni
Shada Menawe
Preferred Abstract (Original): 
The medicinal plant Zin giber officinalo, which is used in folk medicine in Palestine for the treatment of gallstone, decrease joint pain from arthritis, treating nausea, inflammation treatment, weight loss and detoxification. Many studies have shown the antimicrobial activity of organic extracts of Z. officinale, therefore, it has been decided to study the antibacterial activity of aqueous extract of this herb on wide range of G(-) and G(+) bacteria. The aqueous extracts of Z. officinale were tested for their antibacterial activity, the results obtained will be discussed.