Research Article

Antimicrobial Efficiency of Essential Oils from Traditional Medicinal Plants of Asir Region, Saudi Arabia, over Drug Resistant Isolates

Table 1

List of plant species tested.

NoPlant speciesFamilyCommon Name

1Mentha cervinaLamiaceaeHart’s pennyroyal
2Ocimum basilicumLamiaceaeBasil
3Ruta graveolensRutaceaeRue
4Mentha pulegiumLamiaceaePennyroyal
5Origanum vulgareLamiaceaeOregano
6Scirpoides holoschoenusCyperaceaeScirpus
7Salvia officinalisLamiaceaeSage

All essential oils were obtained by hydrodistillation of the aerial parts of the plants.