Abstract

EVALUATION OF THE ACTIVITY OF NADIAH HERBAL FORMULA AGAINST NEISSERIA GONORRHEA

Nadiah A. Al-Essa, Mazen G. El-Alwani, Ibrahim S. Abbas* and Ali H. Salih

Abstract

Objective: The gonorrhea infection is a major problem recently, and its resistance against different medications. Therefor the objective of this study was conducted to evaluation the activity of nadiah herbal against Neisseria gonorrhoea. Material and methods: Plant material were extracted using soxhlet apparatus with ethanol (90% 200ml) lillexhaustion. N. gonorrhea was isolated from 40 patients with acute gonococcal, the inoculated cultur moist atmosphere containing 5% Co2 for 24 to 48 hours. Susceptibity testing of N. gonorrhea to the extract was done by the same methods as used for testing antibiotics. Results: The results of the inhibition of N. gonorrhea by various extract in this study such as petroleum ether, chloroform, actone, hexane and water were referred to the aqueous extract of single plants was gave 7 and 10 mm as inhibition percentage while nadiah formula extract was gave a high percentage of inhibition and reached to 24 mm.

Keywords: Neisseria gonorrhoea.