Antimicrobial activity of Siddha poly herbal formulation Elapodi
Journal Title: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF CURRENT RESEARCH IN MEDICAL SCIENCES - Year 2018, Vol 4, Issue 7
Abstract
Our world is blessed with numerous herbs, in which some of them have medicinal values. Medicinal herbs are being used by traditional medicinal systems in various parts of the world since ancient past. One such traditional system flourishing in South India is Siddha System of medicine, which insists treating with medicinal plants is the first priority. Elapodi, a poly herbal formulation was evaluated for its Anti-microbial action against four bacterial species namely, Escherichia coli, Staphylococcus aureus, Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Streptococcus mutants. Maximum zone of inhibition was observed against P. aeruginosa followed by E. coli, S. mutants and S. aureus respectively. No zone of inhibition was observed against S. aureus.
Authors and Affiliations
Dr S Jeeva, Dr S Sakthikala, Dr B Anbarasan Dr S K Sasi
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