Open AccessIN VITRO ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY OF MEDICINAL PLANTS TURMERIC, CHINNAMON, AND CLOVE AGAINST GM (+VE) AND GM (-VE) BACTERIA
Author(s) -
Ariful Islam,
Saiful Islam,
Anwar Hossain,
Sultan Ahmed,
Md. Aktaruzzaman,
Rashedunnabi Akanda,
Mowdudul Hasan Talha,
Abdullah Al Zabir
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
international journal of current pharmaceutical research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 0975-7066
DOI - 10.22159/ijcpr.2019v11i5.35712
Subject(s) - agar diffusion test , antibacterial activity , curcuma , bacteria , agar , food science , pathogenic bacteria , traditional medicine , staphylococcus aureus , ethanol , antibiotics , chemistry , agar plate , microbiology and biotechnology , biology , medicine , biochemistry , genetics
Objective: Various diseases are caused by different pathogenic microorganisms. Antibiotics are being used for treatment of these infectious diseases, yet unpredictable utilization of it leads towards antibacterial resistance. It is required to discover better approaches to battle against antibacterial resistance. Therefore, the study aimed to detect antibacterial sensitivity of ethanol extracts of Curcuma longa (turmeric), Cinnamomumzeylanicum (clove) and Syzygiumaromaticum (cinnamon) against Syaphylococcus aureus and E coli.
Methods: Prior to sensitivity testing, ethanol oils were extracted by an electric blender and each of the bacteria strains were cultured onto blood agar plate. Antibacterial activity was tested by agar well diffusion method where three different concentrations (50 μl, 75 μl and 100 μl) of selected plants extract were used so far as to measure the inhibition zone. Inhibition zone of the ethanol extract of these plants were calculated where three were found to be sensitive against Syaphylococcus aureus and E coli.
Results: Greater inhibition zone 14.5 mm, 18.25 mm, 21.5 mm at100 μl against Syaphylococcus aureus in case of cinnamon whereas the least inhibition zone was showed by turmeric and it was 9.00 mm, 11.00 mm, and 12.75 mm at 100 μl extract against E. coli.
Conclusion: Overall, all the ethanol extracts were found to effective against these two bacteria but cinnamon can be used as more effective antibacterial agent in both human and veterinary field after the toxicological test.