Abstract:
. vulgaris (L), which is commonly called "mugwort," is a species of flowering plant
in the daisy family Asteraceae. This plant is used as a medicinal plant to cure various
diseases. Mugworts have also been used as culinary herbs. The leaves of Artemisia
vulgaris were analyzed in the study for their phytochemical compounds and
antimicrobial activity. The methanol extract of the plant contained important
phytochemicals such as proteins, tannins, saponins, triterpenoids, and glycosides.
Similarly, the petroleum ether extract revealed the presence of bioactive compounds
like proteins, tannins, alkaloids, and flavonoids. A total of six microorganisms were
used to find out the antibacterial activity of the plant extract. The methanol extract of
plants showed strong antimicrobial activity against Salmonella typhi and
Streptococcus pyogenes, with zones of inhibition of 20, 18.5, 15, 10 mm, and 20, 18,
16, and 14 mm, respectively. whereas the methanol extract of plants showed relatively
weak antimicrobial activity against MRSA and Staphylococcus aureus with zones of
inhibition of 17, 15, 13, 10mm and 17, 16, 14.5, 13 mm, respectively. No zone of
inhibition was shown on any bacteria in plants petroleum ether extract. This finding
concludes that the methanol extract has strong antibacterial activity and could be
responsible for the presence of active compounds like flavonoids, tannins, saponins,
alkaloids, and proteins. A further study should be done to investigate more bioactive
compounds of Artemisia vulgaris L, which can be beneficial for the pharmacology
field in the near future.
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