Table 3 Effect of each plant extract combined with various antibiotics on growth of resistant E. coli.
%Growth on Combination with antibiotica(± SE)b | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Family | Plantc | Blankd | Amo* | Chl* | Neo* | Doxy* | Clarith* | Ceph* | Nal* | |
1 | Capparidaceae | Capparis spinosa L | 100 | 68.5 ± 4.6 | 75.9 ± 5.0 | 70.2 ± 2.9 | 40.5 ± 6.6 | 100 ± 4.2 | 76.8 ± 9.1 | 59.5 ± 5.7 |
2 | Compositae | Artemisia herba-alba Asso. | 100 | 85.9 ± 3.5 | 77.8 ± 2.5 | 50.1 ± 4.5 | 30.7 ± 8.3 | 65.9 ± 3.5 | 68.9 ± 4.9 | 77.9 ± 7.1 |
3 | Compositae | Echinops polyceras Boiss | 100 | 75.5 ± 2.2 | 85.9 ± 4.7 | 85.2 ± 2.3 | 40.5 ± 6.4 | 70.9 ± 5.7 | 79.9 ± 4.8 | 60.9 ± 5.1 |
4 | Compositae | Gundelia tournefortii L | 100 | 50.9 ± 8.8 | 60.9 ± 2.8 | 75 ± 3.7 | 30.5 ± 4.6 | 52.5 ± 5.1 | 80.8 ± 8.4 | 89 ± 4.2 |
5 | Compositae | Varthemia iphionoides Boiss & Blanche | 100 | 49 ± 4.9 | 60.1 ± 6.3 | 70.5 ± 5.4 | 64.0 ± 8.4 | 85.5 ± 6.2 | 60.9 ± 2.0 | 70.9 ± 2.4 |
6 | Cruciferae | Eruca sativa Mill. | 100 | 70.9 ± 6.5 | 51.6 ± 8.6 | 88.9 ± 2.3 | 25.5 ± 7.5 | 70.5 ± 4.2 | 60.5 ± 3.2 | 84.6 ± 4.9 |
7 | Euphorbiaceae | Euphorbia macroclada L. (latex) | 100 | 100.2 ± 1.7 | 80.8 ± 6.4 | 90.1 ± 8.4 | 45.7 ± 5.9 | 80.5 ± 8.1 | 72.5 ± 7.6 | 99.7 ± 8.1 |
8 | Euphorbiaceae | Euphorbia macroclada L. (plant) | 100 | 120.1 ± 6.3 | 80.8 ± 2.5 | 68.9 ± 3.9 | 26.2 ± 8.3 | 65.9 ± 4.7 | 89.9 ± 7.6 | 103 ± 2.8 |
9 | Gittiferae | Hypericum androsaemum L | 100 | 77.9 ± 1.5 | 55.9 ± 2.6 | 75.8 ± 3.5 | 6.5 ± 7.4 | 89.9 ± 5.5 | 67.8 ± 8.4 | 92.0 ± 3.9 |
10 | Labiateae | Achillea santolina L. | 100 | 70.5 ± 3.6 | 75 ± 3.3 | 61 ± 2.6 | 25 ± 4.9 | 70.2 ± 2.5 | 65.4 ± 5.6 | 75 ± 4.6 |
11 | Labiateae | Mentha piperita L. | 100 | 75.1 ± 2.5 | 64.9 ± 4.5 | 97.8 ± 2.2 | 25.5 ± 1.9 | 100 ± 3.5 | 90.6 ± 7.3 | 84.9 ± 2.5 |
12 | Labiateae | Origanum syriacum L. | 100 | 100 ± 4.9 | 70.9 ± 7.5 | 70.2 ± 6.5 | 30.6 ± 7.3 | 60.5 ± 5.6 | 55.8 ± 4.5 | 85.9 ± 3.2 |
13 | Labiateae | Phlomis brachydon (Boiss.) Zohary | 100 | 90.6 ± 2.4 | 100 ± 5.2 | 100 ± 4.6 | 30 ± 3.9 | 87.5 ± 6.2 | 60.1 ± 7.3 | 70.9 ± 5.1 |
14 | Labiateae | Teucrium polium L. | 100 | 68.9 ± 5.8 | 77.9 ± 2.5 | 85.5 ± 3.8 | 40.5 ± 7.3 | 70.5 ± 4.9 | 80.5 ± 2.6 | 96.9 ± 3.8 |
15 | Leguminosae | Anagyris foetida L | 100 | 69 ± 5.4 | 80.9 ± 4.6 | 90.6 ± 3.6 | 50.5 ± 5.4 | 89.9 ± 2.6 | 89.9 ± 4.2 | 99.9 ± 3.9 |
16 | Leguminosae | Trigonella foenum- graecum L. | 100 | 100 ± 8.4 | 88.9 ± 5.9 | 100 ± 3.2 | 55.5 ± 2.6 | 100 ± 7.1 | 90.5 ± 7.6 | 92.7 ± 7.2 |
17 | Theaceae | Thea sinensis L. | 100 | 85.9 ± 4.8 | 50.8 ± 6.1 | 70.7 ± 5.1 | 15.0 ± 2.5 | 75.8 ± 3.9 | 90 ± 4.5 | 104 ± 2.5 |
18 | Malvaceae | Hibiscus sabdariffa L | 100 | 120 ± 4.1 | 82.8 ± 5.6 | 85.5 ± 5.5 | 40.5 ± 6.4 | 80.7 ± 5.0 | 89.9 ± 6.4 | 80.5 ± 8.4 |
19 | Umbelliferae | Lepidium sativum L. | 100 | 50.9 ± 1.9 | 67.9 ± 7.9 | 89.9 ± 6.2 | 40.5 ± 3.7 | 50.9 ± 6.1 | 70.7 ± 4.7 | 90.1 ± 2.6 |
20 | Umbelliferae | Pimpinella anisum L. | 100 | 90.6 ± 3.3 | 66.9 ± 4.3 | 77.6 ± 1.6 | 25.5 ± 5.2 | 60.5 ± 4.2 | 84.6 ± 8.3 | 89.9 ± 4.9 |