In vitro antibacterial activity of Terminalia chebula leaf gall extracts against some human pathogenic strains

Authors

  • BE Ravi Shankara Department of Chemistry, SBMJC, Jain University, JC Road-560002, Karnataka
  • YL Ramachandra P.G. Department of Studies and Research in Biotechnology, Kuvempu University, Shankaraghatta-577451, Karnataka
  • S Sundara Rajan Research Unit in Vrkshayurveda, Jain University, Chamrajpet-560019, Karnataka
  • J Preetham Department of Life Sciences, Dayananda Sagar Educational Institutions, Kumaraswamy Layout-560078, Karnataka
  • PS Sujan Ganapathy Research Unit in Vrkshayurveda, Jain University, Chamrajpet-560019, Karnataka

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3329/icpj.v1i8.11254

Keywords:

Terminalia chebula, leaf gall, antibacterial activity, agar well diffusion method

Abstract

The leaf galls of Terminalia chebula is used widely as Karkatasringi in south Indian markets. Karkatashringi is an important crude drug employed in various indigenous systems of medicine against several diseases and the drug has diverse medicinal properties. The present study was carried out to understand the antimicrobial activity of various extracts. The antibacterial activity of T. chebula (leaf gall) was evaluated against ten bacterial strains including Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacteria using the agar-well diffusion method. Among the two extracts tested, the ethanol extract presented the best results against all the bacteria while aqueous extract showed moderate inhibition of the microbial growth. Each extract is unique against different microorganisms; Staphylococcus aureus was more susceptible to both extract among the tested organisms, whereas Serratia marcescens and Proteus mirabilis were less susceptible for ethanol and aqueous extract respectively. The inhibitory effect of the extracts was compared with standard antibiotic Ciprofloxacin.

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3329/icpj.v1i8.11254

International Current Pharmaceutical Journal 2012, 1(8): 217-220

 

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Author Biography

BE Ravi Shankara, Department of Chemistry, SBMJC, Jain University, JC Road-560002, Karnataka

P.G. Department of Studies and Research in Biotechnology, Kuvempu University, Shankaraghatta-577451, Karnataka, INDIA

Research Unit in Vrkshayurveda, Jain University, Chamrajpet-560019, Karnataka, INDIA

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Published

2012-07-05

How to Cite

Shankara, B. R., Ramachandra, Y., Rajan, S. S., Preetham, J., & Ganapathy, P. S. (2012). In vitro antibacterial activity of Terminalia chebula leaf gall extracts against some human pathogenic strains. International Current Pharmaceutical Journal, 1(8), 217–220. https://doi.org/10.3329/icpj.v1i8.11254

Issue

Vol. 1 No. 8 (2012)

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