Morph-Anatomical Studies and Antibacterial Activities of the Rhizome of Zingiber officinale Roscoe - Open Access Library Journal

OALibJ > Vol.5 No.10, October 2018

Morph-Anatomical Studies and Antibacterial Activities of the Rhizome of Zingiber officinale Roscoe ()

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DOI: 10.4236/oalib.1104890 634 Downloads 2,096 Views Citations

Author(s)

Ahlam Salih Eltahir^1*, Massara Ibrahem Elnoor¹, Sarrah Menahi¹, Eiman Mohammed Ali Mustafa²

Affiliation(s)

¹Department of Botany, Faculty of Science and Technology, Omdurman Islamic University, Khartoum, Sudan.
²Department of Biology, The University College in Al-Khafji, Hafr El-Batin University, Al-Khafji, Saudi Arabia.

ABSTRACT

In this study, morphanatomical study and antibacterial activity of the rhizome of Zingiber officinale (Zingiberaceae) were investigated to assist as a relevant source of information and contribute towards the standards to dispose the quality and identity of this plant to avoid adulterations. The transverse section of the rhizome includes different types of tissues which are epidermis, cork, cortex and vascular bundles. The cortex is formed of parenchyma cells, which often contain starch and oils in large amounts. In vitro antibacterial activity was investigated by cork porous method. The most sensitive bacteria for all concentrations of the methanolic and only 50 mg/ml for the water extract was Staphylococcus aureus. Pseudomonas aeruginosa was found to be sensitive for both extracts used. Bacillus subtilis wassensitive for the methanolic extract only. Escherichia coli was found to be not sensitive except for 100 mg/ml concentration of the methanolic extract.

KEYWORDS

Zingiber officinale, Zingiberaceae, Morphanatomy, Antibacterial

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Eltahir, A. , Elnoor, M. , Menahi, S. and Mustafa, E. (2018) Morph-Anatomical Studies and Antibacterial Activities of the Rhizome of Zingiber officinale Roscoe. Open Access Library Journal, 5, 1-9. doi: 10.4236/oalib.1104890.

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