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Antibacterial effect of Allium cepa (onion), Allium sativum (garlic), Azadirachta indica (neem) extract against different bacteria isolated from clinical sample.
Author(s) -
Muhammad Shahbaz Hussain,
Muhammad Bilal Ghafoor,
Umar Khalid Cheema,
Muhammad Sajjad,
Muhammad Shoaib Akhtar
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
the professional medical journal/the professional medical journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2071-7733
pISSN - 1024-8919
DOI - 10.29309/tpmj/2021.28.08.4733
Subject(s) - azadirachta , allium sativum , allium , bulb , agar diffusion test , staphylococcus aureus , phytochemical , traditional medicine , gram positive bacteria , bacteria , gram , biology , antibacterial activity , horticulture , toxicology , microbiology and biotechnology , antimicrobial , medicine , genetics
Objective: The objective of this study was to evaluate and screen the antibacterial activity of medicinal plant which were most cultivated in ancient time. Study Design: Experimental Study. Setting: Microbiology Section, Pathology Department, Sheikh Zayed Hospital/Medical College Rahim Yar Khan. Period: February 2019 to May 2019. Material & Methods: The fresh aqueous extract of garlic cloves (Allium sativum), onion bulb (Allium cepa) and neem (Azadirachta indica) leaves used against the clinically isolated Staphylococcus aureus(S.aureus), Escherichia coli (E.coli), Klebsiella, Acinetobacter and Pseudomonas species by using agar well diffusion method. Aqueous extract of used plant tested at different concentrations of 100%, 75%, 50%, 25%. Results: All these concentrations showed inhibitory effect towards Gram positive bacteria (S.aureus), while Gram negative bacteria more sensitive to higher concentration. In this analysis, on comparison we observed that fresh garlic juice extract was more efficient on all tested bacteria either Gram positive or Gram negative than other and give maximum zone of inhibition on S.aureus (40mm) due to their high chemistry. Gram negative bacteria mainly E. coli somehow resistant to onion and neem extract because they possess the ability to rapidly mutate their genetic makeup towards phytochemical compounds. Conclusion: The result of study also elicits that efficacy of fresh extract depends upon concentrations levels. The plant showed maximum zone of inhibition at 100% than at 25% because on higher level they contain higher bioactive compounds.

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