ORIGINAL RESEARCH
LC-ESI-MS/MS Profiling, Phytoconstituent
Evaluation, Antimicrobial and Antioxidant
Effect of Selected 8 Medicinal Plants
Growing in Saudi Arabia
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Chemistry Department, Faculty of Science, University of Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
Submission date: 2025-05-15
Final revision date: 2025-10-25
Acceptance date: 2025-11-08
Online publication date: 2026-02-17
Corresponding author
Nour S. Basudan
Chemistry Department,, Faculty of Science, University of Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
nsba-sudan@uj.edu.sa, Chemistry Department, Faculty of Science, Universi, x80327,, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
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ABSTRACT
Medicinal plants are the primary source of resources for practically all traditional healthcare
systems. A single herb or mixtures of multiple plants thought to have complementary and/or synergistic
effects can be found in herbal medications used in traditional medicine. The aim of this investigation
is to identify the bioactive components in the ethanol extracts of eight medicinal plants collected from
wild populations in three valleys in the Medina region, Saudi Arabia (Wadi Al-Baidha, Al-Aqiq,
and Al-Fora’a). The plants, namely, Asphodelus fistulosus, Commicarpus grandiflorus, Heliotropium
arbainense, Pulicaria incise, Rhazya stricta, Rumex vesicarius, Senna alexandrina, and Withania
somnifera, were analyzed using Liquid Chromatography-Electrospray Ionization-Mass Spectrometry
(LC-ESI-Mass). The ethanol extract demonstrates the presence of bioactive phenolic compounds,
the main components of which were quercetin, luteolin, quercetin, kaempferol-3-glucuronide,
and naringenin. The ethanolic extract and its subsequent fractions’ total phenolics and antioxidant
activity were quantified. Ethanolic extract had the largest percentage of total phenolic for R. stricta
(134 mg/gdw), while R. vesicarius had the highest percentage of total antioxidant (97%). Well-diffusion
techniques were used to examine the antimicrobial potential. The findings showed that A. graveolens
exhibited significant antibacterial activity against three kinds of bacteria: Bacillus subtilis, Escherichia
coli, and Staphylococcus aureus. Based on the present results, it is also possible to extend the exams
in order to utilize them for medicinal applications.
CONFLICT OF INTEREST
The authors declare that they have no known competing financial interests or personal relationships that could have appeared to influence the work reported in this paper.
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