The Fresh Yellow Latex of Argemone Mexicana Linn Used As Antibacterial of Wound

Abdualdaim Mohammed Mukred

Abstract: Three bacterial has been isolated from pus of wound foot located at the Saudi Hospital, at Hajjah-Yemen such as Pseudomonas sp, Klebsilla sp, and Provotella sp. Antibacterial efficacy was elucidated using disc diffusion method. The alcohol extract of leaf and stem showing highest in hibitory activity on all the four bacterial species tested by using extract between 0.005-0.02 mg/disc during the study. The second highest inhibition of growth was showed with fresh yellow latex of Pseudomonas sp, and Klebsilla sp compared to distilled water extract of leaf and stem. The distill water extract of leaf and stem showed highest inhibitory of growth all of three isolated tested.

Keywords: Argemone mexicana from yemen

Edition: Volume 3 Issue 3, March 2014,

Pages: 727 - 729