In vitro screening of Cichorium intybus, a local medicinal plant for antimicrobial activities

Abstract

The use of herbal medicines for research purposes is an elemental and essential step in achieving the results of excellence research. The investigation of a plant for medicinal purposes involves the extraction and discovery of the quality and quantity of the bioactive compounds. In this study, Cichorium intybus was examined to determine in vitro antimicrobial activity against the various bacterial strains, such as Bacillus subtilis, Styphyloccus aureus, Bacillus atrophoeus, Salmonella typhi, Klebsella pneumoniae and Escherichia coli by applying the disc diffusion method. Cichorium intybus is used to cure many diseases. It was found that Cichorium intybus showed an inhibitory effect on the tested bacteria. The current study offers a scientific background for the significant utilization of plant under investigation for the discourse of several pathological diseases. Plant extracts of Cichorium intybus contain a considerable amount of antimicrobial compounds (antibacterial and antifungal), which are mostly bioactive with varying degrees of inhibitory effects, linked to organisms and solvents. In different plant extracts ethanolic extract was more effective, followed by methanol, ethyl, hexane and aqueous extracts.