en بهداشت Health تحقیقی Original article <div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size:12px;"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"><b>Background:</b> <i><span style="color:black">Anabasis</span></i><i><span style="color:black"> setifera</span></i><span style="color:black"> and </span><i><span style="color:black">Caroxylon imbricatum</span></i><span style="color:black"> are two <span style="background:#fcfcfc">halophytic and xerophytic plant species belonging to the family Chenopoodiaceae <i>s.str.</i>, that are distributed widely in dry environments of the Old World. This study investigated the antioxidant and antibacterial properties of the hydroethanolic extracts of fruit-bearing branches of these species collected from Zabol in the east of Iran.</span></span><b><span style="font-size:8.0pt"></span></b><br> <b>Methods:</b> <span style="background:#fcfcfc"><span style="color:black">The antimicrobial effect was essayed using </span></span>broth microdilution and streak plate protocols <span style="color:black">against nine pathogenic microorganisms from different genera, including <i>Klebsiella</i>, <i>Pseudomonas</i>, <i>Escherichia</i>, <i>Bacillus</i>, <i>Staphylococcus</i>, <i>Streptococcus</i>, <i>Aspergillus</i>, <i>Fusarium</i> and <i>Candida</i>.</span><span style="background:#fcfcfc"><span style="color:black"> The antioxidant activity was measured by the DPPH free radical scavenging method.</span></span><b><span style="font-size:8.0pt"></span></b><br> <b>Results:</b> <span style="background:#fcfcfc"><span style="color:black">Extracts were effective on all tested bacterial and fungal strains except for <i>Candida albicans</i>, which <i>Caroxylon imbricatum</i> didn&rsquo;t affect. The MIC values ranged from 8 to 2048 &mu;g/ml. The IC₅₀ values of 76.40 and 154.05 &mu;g/ml were observed with <i>Anabasis setifera</i> and <i>Caroxylon imbricatum</i> extracts, respectively.</span></span><b><span style="font-size:8.0pt"></span></b><br> <b>Conclusion</b>: <span style="background:#fcfcfc"><span style="color:black">These plant species can efficiently treat infectious and oxidative stress-related diseases due to their broad spectrum antimicrobial properties and acceptable antioxidant activities.</span></span><span style="font-size:8.0pt"></span></span></span><br> &nbsp;</div> In vitro techniques ,Anti-bacterial agents,Antifungal agents,Antioxidants ,Herbal medicine 28 31 http://goums.ac.ir/jorjanijournal/browse.php?a_code=A-10-950-1&slc_lang=en&sid=1 Mehdi Dehghani Kazemi dehghanimehdi55@uoz.ac.ir 100319475328460010749 100319475328460010749 No Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, University of Zabol, Zabol, Iran Zahra Ebrahimnezhad zhra.eb.75@gmail.com 100319475328460010750 100319475328460010750 No Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, University of Zabol, Zabol, Iran Hamid Beyzaei hbeyzaei@yahoo.com 100319475328460010751 0000000268241367 Yes Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, University of Zabol, Zabol, Iran