International Journal of Biological Chemistry1819-155x2152-2561Science International10.3923/ijbc.2015.70.78 Artemisia herba-alba of Southern Algeria]]>GoudjilMohamed Bilal LadjelSegni BencheikhSalah Eddine ZighmiSouad HamadaDjamila 2201592Extraction of essential oils from locally available plant Artemisia Herba-alba was carried out using steam-distillation method. Extracted oils were screened for their chemical composition, antibacterial and antioxidant activities in order to find new metabolite products, which are characterized by a biological activity. Thirty-three constituents, representing 97.54% of the essential oil of Artemisia herba-alba was determined by GC-MS analysis. The main compounds identified are: davanone (42.8%), camphor (15.96%) and thujone (9.63%). The antimicrobial activity of the oil was tested using the agar disc diffusion method, by determining the inhibition zone and the minimum inhibitory concentration. 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