Anti-Helicobactor pylori activity of some Jordanian medicinal plants

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Table 1. List of medicinal plants used in the screening for antibacterial activities.

Scientific name	Family	Part used	Voucher specimen number	Yield (g/kg)
Aloysia triphylla (L'Her.) Britton	Verbenaceae	Leaf	73	59.0
Anethum graveolens L.	Apiaceae	Seed	62	47.0
Artemisia inculata Delile	Asteraceae	Aerial parts	104	131.0
Capparis spinosa L.	Capparaceae	Leaf	115	120.0
Crataegus aronia (L.) Bosc ex. DC.	Rosaceae	Leaf and fruit	89	47.4
Inula viscosa (L.) Ait	Asteraceae	Leaf	112	216.2
Lavandula officinalis Chaix.	Lamiaceae	Leaf	85	30.4
Lepidium sativum L.	Cruciferae	Seed	88	31.8
Origanum syriaca L.	Lamiaceae	Leaf	52	47.2
Paronychia argentea Lam.	Caryophyllaceae	Aerial parts	78	20.8
Passiflora incarnata L.	Passifloraceae	Flower	156	10.9
Psidium guajava L.	Myrtaceae	Leaf	67	166.0
Sarcopoterium spinosum (L.) Spach.	Rosaceae	Root	51	263.4
Sesamwn indicum L.	Pedaliaceae	Leaf	94	50.8
Urtica urens L.	Urticaceae	Leaf	76	20.2
Varthemia iphionoides Boiss	Asteraceae	Aerial parts	97	93.0

Table 2. Antibacterial activity of sixteen ethanol plants extracts with different concentrations against H. pylori clinical isolates.

	Diameter of zone of inhibition (mm)
	H. pylori Isolate 1							H. pylori Isolate 2
Plant/concentration in µg/mL	Stock	C1	C2	C3	C4	C5	C6	Stock	C1	C2	C3	C4	C5	C6
Aloysia triphylla	46	34	28	22	12	0	0	36	28	20	15	0	0	0
Anethum graveolens	23	0	0	0	0	0	0	35	25	18	15	0	0	0
Artemisia inculata	30	25	20	15	0	0	0	31	27	20	17	0	0	0
Capparis spinosa	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	20	16	11	0	0	0	0
Crataegus aronia	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	25	15	0	0	0	0	0
Inula viscosa	40	35	23	18	0	0	0	40	33	28	18	0	0	0
Lavandula officinalis	32	28	23	18	0	0	0	35	25	17	0	0	0	0
Lepidium sativum	33	29	23	18	0	0	0	37	28	22	15	0	0	0
Origanum syriaca	30	24	15	0	0	0	0	28	21	18	15	0	0	0
Paronychia argentea	20	15	0	0	0	0	0	18	0	0	0	0	0	0
Passiflora incarnata	29	23	20	0	0	0	0	18	11	0	0	0	0	0
Psidium guajava	33	25	18	12	0	0	0	28	18	0	0	0	0	0
Sarcopoterium spinosum	32	24	15	9	0	0	0	30	25	17	0	0	0	0
Sesamum indicum	30	26	22	13	0	0	0	28	25	18	15	0	0	0
Urtica urens	20	15	0	0	0	0	0	18	15	11	0	0	0	0
Varthemia iphionoides	25	20	13	0	0	0	0	30	26	20	16	0	0	0
Amoxicillin	55							62
Clarithromycin	75							0
Metronidazole	17							0
Tetracycline	20							32

Stock = 100 000 µg/mL, C1 = 50 000 µg/mL, C2 = 25 000 µg/mL, C3 = 12 500 µg/mL, C4 = 6250 µg/mL, C5 = 3125 µg/mL, C6 = 1582.5 µg/mL, amoxicillin = 10 µg/disc, metronidazole = 5 µg/disc, clarithromycin = 20 µg/disc, and tetracycline = 30 µg/disc.