Screening of antimicrobial activity of Balsamodendron myrrha and Viola oderata used in Pakistani Folk medicines
Journal Title: IOSR Journal of Pharmacy (IOSRPHR) - Year 2015, Vol 5, Issue 3
Abstract
: The antibacterial activity of aqueous and ethanol extracts of Balsamodendron myrrha and Viola oderata were evaluated for anti-microbial activity using the agar well diffusion method against six pathogenic bacteria (Klebsiella pneumoniae, Escherichia coli, Pseudomonas, Salmonella typhi, Stapylococcus epidermidis and Enterococcus). These plants are commonly used in folk medicine to treat infections of microbial origin. The patterns of inhibition varied with the extracts, the solvent used for extraction and the organisms tested. The studies revealed that the activity was in decreasing order of ethanol extracts>cold-water extract>hot-water extract. The preliminary screening experiment revealed that the ethanol extracts of Balsamodendron myrrha and Viola oderata exhibited a higher antimicrobial activity than the cold and hot water extracts. The most susceptible bacterium was Escherichia coli.
Authors and Affiliations
Farzana Gull1 , Fahad Akhtar , Anwar khalid1 , Abdul samad1 , Muhammad Junaid Shah3 , Madiha Bashir1 , Mukhtiar Hassan1 , Fareeh
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