Authors:

Dr.Rimah Baaj. Dr. Mohamed Assam Hassan Agha, Dr. Abdul Qader Al-Boab

Abstract:

Nowadays the Increase of infections diseases is very widely because of different reasons, and studies suggest that the fight against these diseases can be more effective and safe by using natural products. The aim of this study was to determine the antimicrobial activities of the extracts of essential oil and methanol prepared from Zingiber officinalis rhizomes in vitro, family Zingiberaceae against pathogens isolated from patients of public clinics particularly Klebsiella pneumoniae subsp. Pneumonia, Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Candida albicans. Compared with ciprofloxacin, with a view to finding comparable natural materials ciprofloxacin effective and safe, and can be given to people who are under 18 years old.

Key words:

Zingiber officinalis, ciprofloxacin, Klebsiella, Pseudomonas aeruginosa,Candida albicans