Effect of Aqueous Extracts of Miswak plant on the Growth of Candida Fungus

Authors

  • Najat Abdul Rahman Al-Faqih Faculty of Medical Technology Misurata
  • Iman Muhammad AlMaziq Faculty of Medical Technology Misurata
  • Fatima Muhammad Fidan Faculty of Medical Technology Misurata
  • Sarah Hassan Swalem كلية التقنية الطبية، مصراتة
  • Noha Ismail Al , Ashhab Faculty of Medical Technology Misurata

Keywords:

Miswak, Salvadura Persica, Aqueous extract of miswak plant, Oral fungus, Candida, Agricultural media

Abstract

The aim of this study is determining the inhibitory effect of the
aqueous extract of the miswak plant (Salvadura Perica Salvadora) on oral
fungi (Candida), two samples were included, the first sample included two
types of miswak sticks , each type prepared by two types of samples, the first
is raw miswak, and the second is dry miswak. The second sample was a
sample of agricultural media and the number was 12 dishes planted 50% raw
miswak (for both types) and 50% dry miswak (for both types). The data was
cllected by grinding and drying the miswak plant to obtain a sample of dry
miswak and prepare the aqueous extract of the plant and prepare tablets of
filter leaves saturated with aqueous extract miswak in three concentrations
(75%-50%-25%) and prepare agricultural media from the food medium
potato dextrose and then determine the inhibitory effectiveness of the
aqueous extract of miswak on the growth of candida fungus Through the
results obtained from the cultivation of Candida mushrooms on the
agricultural media that have been prepared and comparing the diameters of
the inhibition circles, we find that the fungus does not grow in the vicinity of
the tablets saturated with different concentrations, and the area of the
inhibition area was approximately 1 cm in the raw and dry samples in the two
types, that is, there is an inhibitory effect of the miswak plant on the growth of this fungus, this effect increases with the increase in the concentration of
the extract, There is also no significant difference between the two types of
miswak (dry and raw) that were used in the study

Published

2025-06-01

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