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| Year : 2002 | Volume
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Antimicrobial activity of selected herbal extracts
K Gowthamarajan1, T Giriraj Kulkarni1, N Mahadevan2, K Santhi1, B Suresh1
1 J.S.S. College of Pharmacy, Rocklands, Ootacamund-643 001 (TN), India
2 J.S.S. college of pharmacy,Rocklands, Ootacamund, India
Correspondence Address:
K Gowthamarajan
J.S.S. College of Pharmacy, Rocklands, Ootacamund-643 001 (TN)
India
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Methanolic extract of oleoresins of Araucaria bidwilli Hook: and aerial parts of Cytisus scoparius Linn. Were screened for antimicrobial activity against two bacterial strains-Bacillus subtilis (Gram Positive) and Escherichia coli (Gem negative), and two fungal strains – Candida albicans and crytococcus neoformans by two-fold serial dilution technique. The results showed that all the
microorganisms used were sensitive to the extracts. The minimum inhibitory concentrations (MIC ) for A. bidwilli were found to be 31.25 μg/ml for Bacillus subtilis and 500 μg/ml for all other organisms used in the study. In case of C. Scoparius, the MIC values were 250 μg/ml for B. Subtilis and 500 μg/ml for all the other strains used. However, in comparison the ampicillin (MIC: 62.5 μg/ml), and Amphotericin- B(MIC : 125 μg/ml ), the activities of both the extracts were less except A. bidwilli against B.Subtilis. |
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