Study of Antibacterial Activity of Some Plants-Immunomodules as a Method of Increasing the Efficiency of Valeology Clubs

Abstract

The article is devoted to laboratory lesson conducted with members of the group “Valeology”, students of the Kiev Palace of Children and Youth. The developed methodological complex was aimed at studying immunomodulatory plants by students. The authors analyzed groups of immunomodulatory plants of each group found in Ukraine. To develop a laboratory lesson, the author proposed the following plant as Aloe vera and Schisandra chinensis. These plants are selenium concentrators. The choice Aloe is due to the fact that this plant acts as an inducer of interferon. Liquorice as stimulant of humoral immunity was also chosen as the object of laboratory research. A disco-diffusion method has been proposed to study the antibacterial activity of selected plants during the work of the valeology group. The following test microorganisms were used in the study as Escherichia coli, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Candida albicans, Staphylococcus aureus, Proteus vulgaris. According to experimental data, Schisandra chinensis has antistaphylococcus activity and inhibits the growth of Pseudomonas aeruginosa. The antibacterial action of Liquorice is aimed at the lysis of Escherichia coli and staphylococcus. Aloe, as an inducer of interferon, can act as an antiviral and antibacterial agent at the same time. During the pedagogical experiment, the knowledge of students who studied the topic “Immunomodulatory plants” was compared by lecture and laboratory methods. According to the results of statistical data processing by method of O. Kiverlyag developed of us laboratory method increased the level of knowledge of students by 16,2 %. Thus, summarizing the experience of the valeology group, it can be argued that the above fragment of didactic material in the study of immunomodulatory plants contributes to the formation of valeological competence of 9–11 classes students.