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Provedor de dados: | Brazilian Archives of Biology and Technology
País: | Brazil
Título: | A comparative evaluation of antibacterial potential of some plants used in indian traditional medicine for the treatment of microbial infections
Autores: | Chattopadhyay,Rabi Ranjan; Bhattacharyya,Subir Kumar; Medda,Chiranjib; Chanda,Sunanda; Bag,Anwesa.
Data: | 2009-10-01
Ano: | 2009
Palavras-chave: | Pathogenic bacteria; Medicinal plants; Antibacterial potential; Comparative study.
Resumo: | A comparative in vitro antibacterial potential of extracts (aqueous and ethanol) of five important medicinal plants (Aegle marmelos, Azadirachta indica, Terminalia chebula, Mangifera indica and Ocimum sanctum) were investigated using microbial growth inhibition assays against the common human pathogenic bacteria (Staphylococcus aureus, Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Escherichia coli) of clinical origin. All the plant materials showed varying degrees of strain specific inhibitory action and ethanol extract of the plant materials showed higher antibacterial activity than their aqueous counterparts. Besides, T. chebula and A. marmelos had the strongest antibacterial activity out of which, T. chebula possessed a wider spectrum and a superior antibacterial potential over the others. The bioactive compounds of T. chebula might have potential as therapeutic agents for the treatment of common bacterial infections.
Tipo: | Info:eu-repo/semantics/article
Idioma: | Inglês
Identificador: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1516-89132009000500009
Editor: | Instituto de Tecnologia do Paraná - Tecpar
Relação: | 10.1590/S1516-89132009000500009
Formato: | text/html
Fonte: | Brazilian Archives of Biology and Technology  v.52 n.5 2009
Fonte: | info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess