Antibacterial activity of the aqueous and oily extracts of some plants against strains of Staphylococcus spp. and Pseudomonas aeruginosa from chalazion

Aims: Aqueous and oil extracts for cloves, lemon peels, garlic and rosemary are examined for antimicrobial activity against many pathogenic bacteria isolated from chalazion.Methodology and results: Different plant extracts were used starting from 0.020-0.66g/mL with minimum inhibitory concentration.Notably, all plant extracts have been purified via the Soxhlet unit technique.Also, the active ingredients were identified by highinerformance liquid chromatography (HPLC), which determined three different effective compounds: eugenol, gallic acid and dimethoxyphenol at clove oil extract, while at water extract was apigenin only.The results indicated that the extracts exhibited an inhibition zone has 15 mm at a concentration of 0.165 mg/mL for all pathogenic bacteria isolates. Conclusion, significance and impact of study:The extract is considered an effective treatment for various bacterial infections of chalazion because many causative agents have been identified as resistant to antibiotics.