ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITIES OF HERBS USED IN PATNA (BIHAR), INDIA AS POST PARTUM HERBAL CARE AND RECIPES BY THE MINORITY COMMUNITY.
Journal Title: Asian J of Pharm Sci & Tech - Year 2015, Vol 5, Issue 1
Abstract
ABSTRACT The minority community in Patna (Bihar), India uses selected herbs traditionally during pregnancy and post-partum care. Current study was deisgned to investigate the antibacterial activity of methanolic extracts of some herbs against Escherichia coli, Salmonella typhimurium, Staphylococus aureus and Enterococcus sp. The methanolic extract of Butea monosperma presented the highest anti-bacterial activity against Staphyllococus aureus and was effective against all bacterial strains tested. Key words: Herbs, Antibacterial activity, Minimal inhibitory concentration
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*Shadma Shahin and Naheed Ahmad
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