STUDY OF ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY OF DIOECIOUS CANNABIS SATIVA L. EXTRACTS.

Dioecious Cannabis sativa L. is grown for derived products that are of industrial, food and therapeutic importance. The research aims to highlight the therapeutic potential. The study's main objective is to examine the antibacterial activity of dioecious hemp extracts on two bacterial strains. The plant material comes from 4 varieties of dioecious hemp CS (Cannabis sativa L.): CS1-Armanca, CS2-Lovrin 110, CS 3- Silvana and CS 4- Teodora. The antibacterial property of the plant biological material was tested on two bacterial strains: Staphylococcus aureus (ATCC 25923) and Escherichia coli (ATCC 25922). The evaluation of the antibacterial activity of plant extracts was performed by determining the bacterial growth rate (BGR%), bacterial inhibition rate (BIR%) and MIC (minimum inhibitory concentration). The antibacterial activity of the hydroalcoholic extracts of dioecious Cannabis sativa L was positively correlated with the increase of the concentration tested and inhibitory values. The results recommend them as possible candidates as compounds in products with antibacterial efficacy. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]