EFFECT OF MENTHE AND GREEN TEA VOLATILE OIL EXTRACT ON STREPTOCOCCUS MUTANS, A BACTERIA ISOLATED FROM AN ILLNESS CAUSED BY DENTAL CARIES

المجلة: Chinese Journal of Medical Genetics

سنة النشر: 2022

تاريخ النشر: 2022-04-21

This study's objectives were to identify phytochemical components, evaluate the yield of volatile oil extraction, and assess the impact of volatile oil extract on a strain of Streptococcus mutans that was isolated from a dental caries infection. Menthe spicata (menthe) and Camellia sinensis (green tea) were harvested fresh from Karbala, Iraq, on October 5, 2022, during the flowering period, and their volatile oils were extracted for about 24 hours using a sox let apparatus. The results showed that menthe produced the most volatile oil extract (3%), while green tea produced the least (2%). Alkaloid, Phenol, Glycoside, and Flavonoid showed positive results in the phytochemical screening of M. spicata volatile oil extract, but Saponin showed negative results.While tests on green tea's alkaloid, phenol, glycoside, flavonoid, and saponin yielded favorable results Green tea and menthe were prepared at four different concentrations (50, 75, 100, and 150 mg/ml) for the study.S. mutans growth isolates were inhibited, and the results were compared with extracts from both kinds of plants. show that the treatment's volatile green tea and menthol oils (100 and 150 mm/ml) were more inhibitory than those (50 and 75 mm/ml)