Determination of Antioxidant and Antimicrobial Activities of Some Medicinal Plants Grown in Şırnak Region of Turkey

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In this study, fruits and leaves of non-wood forest products such as leaves and fruits of Pistachio (Pistacia vera L.), Celtis (Celtis aetnensis), Terebinth (Pistacia terebinthus L.), Hawthorn (Crataegus monogyna), Sumac (Rhus Coriaria L.), Almond (Prunus dulcis), Bitter Almond (Amygdalus Amara), and Fennel (Foeniculum Vulgare) which are used for medical purposes in the village of Akkoyunlu in Şırnak were investigated. Several analyzes have been used to determine antioxidant activity of herbal products. Flavonoids and total phenolics ingredients of elected herbs were examined in the present study. CUPRAC (Cupric Reducing Antioxidant Capacity) and FRAP (Ferric Reducing Antioxidant Power) analyzes were utilized for measurement of antioxidant capacity. In addition, antimicrobial capacity was determined by Minimum Inhibitory Concentration (MIC) technique for each sample. According to the antioxidant results determined, among the samples examined fruit of the sumac (Rhus Coriaria L.) plant has the best antioxidant activity in almost all applied antioxidant analyzes. On the other hand, fruit of almond (Prunus dulcis) was found to show low antioxidant activity in almost all analyzes.