Antimicrobial Screening of Euphorbia hirta L. and Pedalium murex L. - A Comparative Study

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  • DR. Jenifer Solomon Rajan Bon Secours College for Women's Vilar by Pass, Thanjavur- 613006 Tamilnadu

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https://doi.org/10.24297/jns.v3i1.5016

Abstract

Medicinal plants have been used for centuries as remedies for human diseases because they contain components of therapeutic value.Herbal medicine is still mainstay of about 75-80 % of the whole population, mainly in developing countries, for primary health care because of better cultural acceptability, better compatiability with the human body and fewer side effects.Euphorbia hirta (amman pacharisi) is a small perennial herb which belongs to the family of Euphorbiaceae and it is used to treat bronchitic asthma, ameoboidal dysentry and laryngeal spasm.Pedalium murex (yanai nerunjil) is a much-branched annual herb. This belongs to the family of Pedaliaceae and is used to treat gonohorrea, urinary track infections and spermatohorrea.The present study is to compare the antibacterial and antifungal activity of aqueous and organic solvent leaf extracts of Euphorbia hirta and Pedalium murexThe antimicrobial assay is done by disc diffusion method []against bacterial species (Pseudomonas putida, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Klebsiella pneumoniae, Aeromonas liquefaciens and lcaligenes spp.) and fungal species (Aspergillus niger, Aspergillus flavus, Aspergillus fumigatus, Aspergillus erythrocephalus and Fusarium spp.).

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Author Biography

DR. Jenifer Solomon Rajan, Bon Secours College for Women's Vilar by Pass, Thanjavur- 613006 Tamilnadu

Assistant Professor, Department of Biotechnology

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Published

2014-11-20

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Rajan, D. J. S. (2014). Antimicrobial Screening of Euphorbia hirta L. and Pedalium murex L. - A Comparative Study. JOURNAL OF ADVANCES IN NATURAL SCIENCES, 3(1), 193–199. https://doi.org/10.24297/jns.v3i1.5016

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Vol. 3 No. 1 (2015)

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