ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY OF HELICHRYSUM-PEDUNCULATUM USED IN CIRCUMCISION RITES

Antibacterial assays of Helichrysum pedunculatum showed that dichlorom ethane extracts are active against all the gram positive bacteria test ed, as well as two gram negative bacteria, Enterobacter cloacae and Se rratia marcescens. A water extract was effective against Staphylococcu s aureus and Micrococcus kristinae, while a methanol extract showed no activity against any of the tested organisms. The antibacterial activ ity of dichloromethane extract was also investigated by direct bioassa y on TLC plates against S. aureus.