Monitoring and evaluation of some Egyptian wild plants grown in the Eastern Desert of Egypt

A part of our scientific research and exploration program is tantamount to discover new pharmaceutical raw materials from wild plants in the Egyptian desert plants. We are seeking to discover the areas where these plants grow. The wild plants were investigated in terms of the chemical content of the active chemical groups, as well as studying the effect of water and alcoholic extracts on microorganisms. This work focused on seven different plant families containing eleven plants that collected from the eastern Egyptian desert areas. These plants are Rhus abyssinica, Rhus tripartite, Solenostemma arghel, Periploca aphylla. Heliotropium zeylanicum, Euphorbia cuneata, Euphorbia scordifolia, Ricinus commzrnis. Cullen plicata (Delile), Flueggea virosa and finally Ziziphus spina. Plant extracts of the examined plants have both phytochemical and antimicrobial properties. They were tested against ten strains of microorganisms, including four gram positive and four gram negative bacteria, one yeast and one fungus. Phytochemical screening of the alcoholic extracts of the plants, in question showed different profiles of their contents. The antimicrobial activity has been corroborated by the selected plant species, and the results indicated that the plant extracts differed in their effectiveness against the antimicrobial activity. The present study indicates that the extracts of the Egyptian wild plants are a significant source of compounds such as tannins, flavonoids, steroids , phenols and coumarins with antimicrobial activities which could be developed to agents of great clinical significance and useful in treating many diseases.