ANTIMICROBIAL STUDY OF GANDHAKA TAILA
Journal Title: Journal of Biological and Scientific Opinion - Year 2015, Vol 3, Issue 3
Abstract
Microbiology is developed as an established science since last two centuries. Earlier the investigations were confined to observation of the effect of various drugs on the whole body. With the development of microbiological techniques, it has now become possible to investigate the action of the drug on isolated micro-organisms i.e. in vitro antimicrobial susceptibility testing. Since long, good number of Ayurvedic classical preparations were being used in cases of infection and they were found to be effective clinically. Gandhaka taila is one such a herbo-mineral oil based formulation, which is mentioned in the treatment of Karnasrava as a topical agent. In this study, antimicrobial study of Gandhaka taila was conducted against various micro-organisms which are responsible for chronic suppurative otitis media (CSOM). Except Haemo
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Sujatha K. , Revanasiddappa Sarashetti
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