Open AccessAntibacterial activity of Terminalia chebula Retz., against Escherichia coli
Author(s) -
Nisha Sharma,
Purshotam Kaushik
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
environment conservation journal/environment conservation journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2278-5124
pISSN - 0972-3099
DOI - 10.36953/ecj.2013.141217
Subject(s) - terminalia chebula , combretaceae , antibacterial activity , traditional medicine , escherichia coli , terminalia , ciprofloxacin , terminalia arjuna , agar diffusion test , chemistry , biology , bacteria , medicine , biochemistry , antibiotics , genetics , gene
Terminalia chebula Retz. belongs to the family Combretaceae and is commonly known as Black myrobalan. In the present study fruits of Terminalia chebula were screened for potential antibacterial activity against Gram-negative bacterial strain Escherichia coli. The antibacterial activity was determined in aqueous, methanol, ethanol and acetone extracts by using disc diffusion ( Kirby-Bauer) method. The activity was carried out for different concentrations of plant extracts i.e. 100, 200 and 400 mg/ml and the relative solvents were used as control for respective extracts. Ciprofloxacin was used as positive control. The antibacterial activity of Terminalia chebula gave encouraging results.