One of the sources of Islamic medicine is "Rsalatozahabie" written by Imam Reza (God have mercy upon him). As part of this paper, Imam Reza (God have mercy upon him) wrote about preparation, utilization and benefits of a syrup called "Lawful Wine". Lawful Wine is made from raisin juice. Next, the spices of saffron, cinnamon, ginger, valerian, chicory, clove and mastic and finally honey are added to it. The present study was aimed to compare different plant ingredients’ of Lawful Wine on Bacteria. In continue, botanical aspects of each used plant in this syrup were investigated in order to introduce the best plant species and their proper alternatives. The data shows that to what extent, they are coordinated with the therapeutic properties of lawful wine that was stated by Imam Reza (God have mercy upon him)! According to this study, the most striking properties of these plants are antimicrobial effects on Escherichia coli, Pseudomonas aeruginos, Staphylococcus and Streptococcus species. So the present program underlies those therapeutic properties of these plants, which are compatible with properties written in "Rsalatozahabie" for the syrup. In conclusion, Lawful Wine is as potential sources of natural antimicrobial and can be daily used as an easily accessible source of natural bioactive compounds.

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