RESEARCH ARTICLE Open Access Alkanna tinctoria leaves ex g

is available at the end of the articleBackground Plants act as reservoirs for wide variety of secondary me-tabolites including alkaloids, flavonoids, tannins and terpe-noids which possess therapeutic properties [1]. The antimicrobial potential of plants have been studied by a large number of researchers across the globe [2,3]. According to World Health Organization (WHO) in 91 countries there are nearly 2000 medicinal plants [4]. Medi-cinal plants are still being used by rural communities with increasing popularity for treating or preventing various in-fections. In Pakistan limited data is available on the thera-peutic uses of medicinal plants. Among these medicinal plants Alkanna tinctoria is under investigation as having several therapeutic uses [5]; however has not been docu-mented for its anti-multi-drug resistant bacterial activity and phytochemicals content