Antibacterial effects of fenugreek (Trigonella foenum-graecum)‎

Abstract EN

Fenugreek has a long history of medical uses in Chinese medicine and Kurdish area.

The antibacterial activity of aqueous and some organic compounds extracts of stems, leaves, seeds and roots of fenugreek were tested against three Gram-negative and one Gram-posative bacteria by the well diffusion and colony account methods.

The microorganisms used were Staphylococcus aureus, Escherichia coli, Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Klebsiella spp.

All extracts of the plant did not exhibit any inhibitory activity against any of the microorganisms tested by each well diffusion and colony account technique.