IN VITRO ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY OF CUSCUTA REFLEXA ROXB.
Journal Title: International Research Journal of Pharmacy (IRJP) - Year 2011, Vol 2, Issue 4
Abstract
Antimicrobial agents are effective in the treatment of infections because of their selective toxicity that is they have the ability to injure or kill an invading microorganism without harming the cells of the host. Cuscuta reflexa Roxb. (Convolvulaceae) is parasitic plant. It is used as anthelmintic, carminative, purgative, constipation, aphrodisiac, alterative in different disorder. Ethanolic extract of Cuscuta reflexa Roxb. were prepared by soxhlet extraction method. The qualitative and quantitative, macroscopic, microscopic, phytochemical, physicochemical, analysis of plant has been studied. Antimicrobial activity of stems of cuscuta reflexa Roxb were studied using ethanolic extract against Gram positive bacteria like Bacillus subtilis, staphylococcus aureus and Gram negative bacteria like Escherichia coli, Pseudomonas aeroginosa as well as on some fungal strains like Penicillium citrium, Aspargillus niger using standard (Penicillin). Sterile nutrient agar plates were prepared by using Pour plate & Spread plate method. The ethanolic extracts were poured into the wells of sterile nutrient agar medium using agar cup plate method. The results were analysed by using zone of inhibitions and it was observed that Gram negative and Fungal strains showed more antimicrobial activity as compared to the Gram positive bacteria.
Authors and Affiliations
Faiyyaz Inamdar , Rajesh Oswal , Trushal Chorage , Kapil Garje
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