ANTIMICROBIAL EFFECT OF ROSEMARY EXTRACT

Background and Aim:Rosemary is a herbaceous, stable plant that has a wooden stem to a height of half to one meter. Its green leafs are permanent and very fragrant, also they are slim and long and sharp. This plant is native to the Mediterranean but it is cultivated in different parts of the world. Historical reports on Rosemary therapeutic use as a herbal medicine are available. From centuries ago, Rosemary was one of the oldest known medicinal plants that has been used to strengthen memory and brain activity.Methods:Antimicrobial effect of Rosemary extract on E .Coli and Staph bacteria with disc diffusion method and minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) and minimum bactericidal concentration (MBC) with the tubular method was tested.Results:inhibition zone of E .Coli and Staph are, the well diffusion 20mm and disc diffusion 14mm, the well diffusion 31mm and disc diffusion 20mm respectively .and the results of MBC and MIC are 0.625 mg/ml and 1.25 mg/ml for E .Coli and 0.625 mg/ml and 1.25mg/ml for Staph respectively.Conclusion:Today, because of the medicine resistance that is one of the world’s greatest concern, Rosemary can be used for medical purposes.