Biochemical Study of Ethanol Extracts of Saliva Officinal's Leaves

Abstract

This study aimed to investigate the antimicrobial activity of ethanol extract of Saliva officinalis leaves.The active chemical components of leaves extracts were estimated and found, it‘s contain alkaloids,glycosides,flavonoids,terpenes,steroids,saponins, ,phenols ,cumarins and tannies. This study showed that ethanol extracts Saliva officinallis leaves have inhibitory effect on Gram posative and negative bacteria .From this result we concluded that this plant have a promising medicinal plant as antibacterial ,through out the inhibition effects on bacteria growth.