Abstract

ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY OF SEVEN ENDANGERING MEDICINAL PLANTS

Rajesh Goud Gajula*, Shravya Goud Kola, Dr.Nirmala Babu Rao,
Dr. Sujatha Edupuganti

Abstract

Plants play a major role in all the traditional system of medicine. Plants contain the rich source of natural products like vitamins, minerals and other immune-modulators. Most of which have been used for human welfare especially to cure disease caused by pathogenic microorganisms without any side effects. The present study was conducted to determine the anti microbial activity of different plant leaf extracts with different solvent viz; ethanol against Gram positive bacteria (Staphylococcus aureus), Gram negative bacteria (E. coli) and Fungal (Aspergillus niger & Candida parapsilosis). The disc diffusion method was used to test the antimicrobial activity. The result showed that more antimicrobial activity shown for E. coli Staphylococcus aureus by Achyranthes aspera at low concentration of 5μg/ml. The result showed that more antimicrobial activity shown for by Achyranthes aspera at low concentration of 5μg/ml. The result showed that more antimicrobial activity shown for Aspergillus niger by Catharanthus roseus at low concentration of 5μg/ml. The result showed that more antimicrobial activity shown for Candida parapsilosis by Achyranthes aspera at low concentration of 5μg/ml. This work shows important data for develop drugs from plant extracts against pathogenic microbes. Most of the bacteria are gaining the resistance for antibiotics so this study is important in developing medicine.

Keywords: Immune-modulators, Candida parapsilosis, Achyranthes aspera.