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Antimicrobial Properties of Ethnomedicinal Plants against Selected Human Pathogens

M Punnam Chander, P Vijayachari
2018 Journal of Traditional Medicine & Clinical Naturopathy  

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The aim of the study was to investigate the antimicrobial activity of crude extracts of 18 ethnomedicinal plant used by Nicobarese tribe against three bacterial and one fungal strain. Plants were collected from Traditional Knowledge Practitioners (TKPs) of Car Nicobar Island. The methanol extracts were obtained by cold percolation method and the antimicrobial activity of the extracts was observed by agar well diffusion method. Results also indicated that out of 18 plants, seven plants exhibited
more » ... antimicrobial activity against one or more tested microorganisms. M. citrifolia and B. rotunda were most active among the plants tested. This study thus can be further utilized to formulate the new antimicrobial agents to fight against several diseases.
doi:10.4172/2573-4555.1000253 fatcat:mkglqc56xjdphh6who5afyrtui
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M Punnam Chander, P Vijayachari. "Antimicrobial Properties of Ethnomedicinal Plants against Selected Human Pathogens." Journal of Traditional Medicine & Clinical Naturopathy 07.01 (2018)