BSTRACT
The use of plants in treatment of burns, dermatophytes and infectious diseases is common in traditional medicine.
The development of new antimicrobial agents against resistant pathogens is increasing interest. Therefore, the
methanolic extracts from different parts of four medicinal plants used locally in folk medicine were evaluated for
antimicrobial activity. It was found that most plant extracts studied had antibacterial and antifungal activities. The
methanolic extract of leaf of the plant Azadiracta indica, Acacia nilotica and Witania somnifera showed significant
antibacterial activity against Bacillus subtilis, Escherchia coli, stphaylocuccus aureus and pseudomonas
fluorescence. Azadiracta indica and A.tinolica showed significant antifungal activity against A. flavus, Ziziphus
mauritiana. The rhizome extract of curcuma longa showed significant activity against all tested bacteria and showd
higher anti fungal activity against Fusarium verticillioides .