EVALUATION OF ANTIBACTERIAL AND ANTIFUNGAL ACTIVITIES OF Geranium pyrenaicum L.
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Original Article
P: 111-117
August 2010

EVALUATION OF ANTIBACTERIAL AND ANTIFUNGAL ACTIVITIES OF Geranium pyrenaicum L.

Turk J Pharm Sci 2010;7(2):111-117
1. Gazi University, Faculty Of Pharmacy, Department Of Pharmaceutical Microbiology, 06330, Etiler-Ankara,Turkey
2. Gazi University, Faculty Of Pharmacy, Department Of Pharmacognosy, 06330, Etiler-Ankara, Turkey
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Received Date: 17.09.2009
Accepted Date: 05.11.2009
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ABSTRACT

In this study, the ethanolic extracts were prepared from the roots and aerial parts of Geranium pyrenaicum growing in Turkey, their antibacterial and antifungal effects were tested using microdilution method in vitro and compared with the herbal drug that contains Pelargonium sidoides and P. reniforme root extract. In our study, G. pyreniacum has been found to have antibacterial and antifungal activities, which are similar to those of the herbal drug that contains P. sidoides and P. reniforme root extract.

Keywords:
Geranium pyrenaicum, Geraniaceae, Pelargonium, Antibacterial, Antifungal