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EVALUATION OF IN VITRO ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY WHOLE PLANT (FRUITS, SEEDS, STEM, LEAVES AND ROOTS) OF EMBLICA OFFICINALIS GAERTN.

Published:19 Dec 2013
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Varghese L.S.1*, Alex N.1, Ninan M.A.1, Soman S.1, Jacob S.1

1 Department of Microbiology, Bishop Kurialacherry College for Women, Amalagiri, Kottayam - 686 561, Kerala, India.

Corresponding Author:Varghese L.S.

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In this study the antibacterial activity of Emblica officinalis Gaertn. was evaluated against E. coli, Salmonella typhi, Salmonella paratyphi, Staphylococcus aureus, Bacillus sp., Proteus sp., Pseudomonas sp. and Klebsiella sp. The antibacterial activity was determined in aqueous extracts of fruits, seed, stem, leaves and root of Emblica officinalis. Aqueous extracts of all parts effectively inhibited the growth of the test bacteria except for the root extract. All the eight strains of bacteria were resistant to the aqueous root extract. Staphylococcus aureus exhibited the maximal antibacterial activity against the fruit extract of Emblica followed by leaf, seed and stem extracts. Minimum activity of the extracts was observed against Salmonella paratyphi. The bactericidal activities of extracts of Emblica officinalis were comparatively assayed against major antibiotics acting in different modes against bacteria.

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Antibacterialaqueous extractdisc diffusionEmblica officinaliswhole plant

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L.S., V., N., A., M.A., N., S., S., & S., J. (2013). EVALUATION OF IN VITRO ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY WHOLE PLANT (FRUITS, SEEDS, STEM, LEAVES AND ROOTS) OF EMBLICA OFFICINALIS GAERTN.. International Journal of Ayurvedic and Herbal Medicine, 3(6). https://doi.org/10.47191/ijahm/v3i6.05

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