Abstract:
The goals of this work are the phytochemical screening of several secondary metabolites and
the evaluation of the antibacterial activity of the methanolic extracts and aqueous extract of the
leaves of Atriplex halimus L. Phytochemical screening revealed the presence of substances with
high therapeutic values (flavonoids, tannins, polyphenols, coumarin, etc.). The antibacterial
activity of the extracts is carried out by the diffusion method on agar medium on three bacterial
strains : Staphylococcus aureus ATCC25923, Escherichia coli ATCC2592, Pseudomonas
aeruginosa ATCC27853, The study shows that the extracts tested have no antibacterial activity
against the bacteria tested, and based on ethnopharmacological survey about Atriplex halimus L in
M’sila and it’s uses in Traditional medicine we found that it’s have a variety uses to treat
numerous diseases mainly the kyst.
