%0 Journal Article
%T Morph-Anatomical Studies and Antibacterial Activities of the Rhizome of <em>Zingiber officinale</em> Roscoe
%A Ahlam Salih Eltahir
%A Massara Ibrahem Elnoor
%A Sarrah Menahi
%A Eiman Mohammed Ali Mustafa
%J Open Access Library Journal
%V 5
%N 10
%P 1-9
%@ 2333-9721
%D 2018
%I Open Access Library
%R 10.4236/oalib.1104890
%X <div style="text-align:justify;">
	<span style="line-height:1.5;">In this study, morphanatomical study and antibacterial activity of
the rhizome of </span><i style="line-height:1.5;">Zingiber officinale </i><span style="line-height:1.5;">(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. </span><i style="line-height:1.5;">In vitro</i><span style="line-height:1.5;"> antibacterial activity was investigated by cork porous method. The most
sensitive bacteria for all</span><span style="line-height:1.5;"> concentrations of the methanolic and only 50 mg/ml for the water extract was </span><i style="line-height:1.5;">Staphylococcus
aureus</i><span style="line-height:1.5;">. </span><i style="line-height:1.5;">Pseudomonas
aeruginosa</i><span style="line-height:1.5;"> was found to be sensitive for both extracts used. </span><i style="line-height:1.5;">Bacillus
subtilis </i><i style="line-height:1.5;">was </i><span style="line-height:1.5;">sensitive
for the methanolic extract only. </span><i style="line-height:1.5;">Escherichia coli</i><i style="line-height:1.5;"> </i><span style="line-height:1.5;">was found to be not sensitive except for 100 mg/ml concentration of the methanolic extract.</span>
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%K <em>Zingiber officinale</em>
%K Zingiberaceae
%K Morphanatomy
%K Antibacterial
%U http://www.oalib.com/paper/5299801