Antibacterial activity of methanol extract and essential oil of Achillea wilhelmsii against pathogenic bacteria

Abstract

Background: Increased bacterial resistance to antibacterial agents is one of the most common problems in medicine. Herbal remedies used in the traditional medicine provide an interesting and unexplored source of assessing new drug. The purpose of this study was to determine antibacterial activity of methanol extract and essential oil of aerial part of Achillea wilhelmsii against bacteria.