Authors : Hossien Tajik , Farnood Shokouhi Sabet Jalali and Shahram Javadi
Abstract: Honey is one of the ancient traditional medicines used for treatment of infected wounds and various illnesses. Medical and therapeutic properties of honey were showed to be related to physicochemical and nature of component of it. The aim of this study was to evaluate antimicrobial efficacy of natural Urmia honey against some potentially pathogen bacteria and in comparison with penicillin family antibiotics. Natural honey which used in this study, was obtained from beehives in Urmia (province of West Azerbaijan; Iran) and no additional procedures were performed. Staphylococcus aureus, Salmonella enteritidis and Escherichia coli were the microorganisms were used in this investigation. Results of the study were showed honey induce inhibition zone against Staphylococcus aureus (as the most sensitive control organism to honey) were lesser than ampicillin (as the most potent antibiotic against this microorganism). The inhibition zones from honey against gram negative bacteria (Salmonella typhimurium, Escherichia coli) were higher than ampicillin and other trial antibiotics. According to these results, honey can be considered as a potent natural anti bacterial agent and its efficacy is comparable with penicillin family antibiotics.
Hossien Tajik , Farnood Shokouhi Sabet Jalali and Shahram Javadi , 2008. Comparison of Antibacterial Activities of Natural Urmia Honey and Penicillin Derivatives: An in vitro Study. Journal of Animal and Veterinary Advances, 7: 1097-1100.