Antimicrobial activities of some bryophytes collected from Trabzon, Türkiye and preparation of herbal soap and cream using Pellia epiphylla extract for the first time

Year 2022, Volume: 8 Issue: 1, 30 - 36, 16.06.2022

Melike Yıldırım Akatın , Mehtap Er Kemal , Nevzat Batan

https://doi.org/10.26672/anatolianbryology.1062224

Cited By: 2

Abstract

Bryophytes are terrestrial plants and they contain many important medical aspects. In this study, six different bryophytes (Polytrichastrum formosum, Plagiomnium cuspidatum, Hypnum jutlandicum, Sphagnum palustre, Rhizomnium punctatum and Pellia epiphylla) were collected from Trabzon, Türkiye. The effect of the extract of these bryophytes on some human pathogenic microorganisms especially causing skin diseases (Staphylococcus aureus, Bacillus cereus, Escherichia coli, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Staphylococcus epidermidis, and Candida albicans) was investigated. The highest antimicrobial activity was obtained by P. formosum extract against S. aureus, B. cereus, E. coli, and S. epidermidis. P. epiphylla was also effective towards S. aureus, B. cereus, and S. epidermidis. No activity was obtained for C. albicans. MIC values of P. formosum, P. cuspidatum, R. punctatum, and P. epiphylla plant extracts were determined by using S. aureus, B. cereus, and S. epidermidis microorganisms. Because the plant with the lowest MIC values was P. epiphylla, soap and cream formulations were prepared using the extract of this plant. Antimicrobial properties of suspended soap/cream samples were determined against B. cereus, S. aureus, and S. epidermidis microorganisms. It was observed that both soap and cream samples containing plant extract inhibited bacterial growth more than control samples of soap and cream.

Keywords

Bryophyte, herbal soap, herbal cream, Trabzon, Türkiye

Supporting Institution

KTÜ BİLİMSEL ARAŞTIRMA PROJELERİ

Project Number

FHD-2017-7251

Thanks

The authors thank to KTU BAP (project number is FHD-2017-7251) for financial support.

Trabzon, Türkiye’den toplanan bazı biryofitlerin antimikrobiyal aktiviteleri ve Pellia epiphylla özü kullanılarak ilk kez bitkisel sabun ve krem hazırlanması

Abstract

Briyofitler, karasal bitkiler olup tıbbi açıdan pek çok önemli özelliğe sahiptirler. Bu çalışmada, Trabzon’dan altı farklı briyofit türü (Polytrichastrum formosum, Plagiomnium cuspidatum, Hypnum jutlandicum, Sphagnum palustre, Rhizomnium punktatum ve Pellia epiphylla) toplandı. Bu biryofitlerden elde edilen ekstraktların, özellikle deri hastalıklarına neden olan bazı insan patojenik mikroorganizmaları (Staphylococcus aureus, Bacillus cereus, Escherichia coli, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Staphylococcus epidermidis ve Candida albicans) üzerindeki etkisi araştırıldı. En yüksek antimikrobiyal aktivite, Staphylococcus aureus, Bacillus cereus, Escherichia coli ve Staphylococcus epidermidis'e karşı P. formosum özütü ile elde edildi. Ayrıca, P. epiphylla bitkisi de S. aureus, B. cereus ve S. epidermidis'e karşı etkiliydi. Ancak, C. albicans için herhangi bir aktivite elde edilmedi. P. formosum, P. cuspidatum, R. punktatum ve P. epiphylla bitki ekstraktlarının S. aureus, B. cereus ve S. epidermidis mikroorganizmalarına karşı MİK değerleri belirlendi. En düşük MİK değerine sahip bitki P. epiphylla olduğu için bu bitkinin ekstraktı kullanılarak sabun ve krem formülasyonları hazırlandı. Bu sabun/krem örneklerinin B. cereus, S. aureus ve S. epidermidis mikroorganizmalarına karşı antimikrobiyal özellikleri belirlendi. Bitki ekstraktı içeren sabun ve krem örneklerinin bakteri üremesini kontrol sabun ve krem örneklerine göre daha fazla engellediği gözlendi.

Keywords

Briyofit, bitkisel sabun, bitkisel krem, Trabzon, Türkiye

Project Number

FHD-2017-7251

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