A total of 53 sputum samples were collected from patients suffering from respiratory tract infections attending different hospitals in Baghdad and Al-Anbar (Ramadi) governorates during the period between November /2009 and March /2010. From these samples only fifty bacterial isolates were obtained and identified.
This study was designed to determine the biological effect of diethyl ether extract of Artemisia herba-alba on mice immune response, normal and tumor cell line and visceral organs. A total of 112 male BALB/c mice have been used in this study. In the in vivo study, 92 mice have been used. In lymphocyte transformation assays spleen single cell suspensions have been prepared as well
Hexane and methanolic extract of dried aerial parts of Salix acomophylla, Urtica dioica and Calendula officinalis were tested for their antimicrobial and curing activity against two microorganisms: Pseudomonas aeruginosa RB19 and Klebsiella pneumoniae MR1.Chemical investigation on these extracts showed that Salix acomophylla, Urtica dioica and Calendula officinalis methanolic extracts contain flavonoids, glycosides and saponins while the hexane extracts contain terpens.The in vitro test showed that a
