In Vitro Antimicrobial Activity and GC–MS Findings of the Gel of Aloe vacillans Forssk. of Abha Region, Saudi Arabia

A great variety of weeds grow in the Abha area, Saudi Arabia, at more than 2700 m above sea level. The aim of this study was to evaluate the antimicrobial activities of various extracts of fresh and dry leaf gel of Aloe vacillans against eight clinical isolates of human pathogens. The chemical compounds present in the gel extract were identified and quantified by gas chromatography–mass spectrometry. Solvent extracts inhibited 62.5% of the...