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Antimicrobial efficacy of Tejpata

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Original Article

Author Details : Vikas Sharma*, Arti Heer, Shivangi Sharma, Sonam Sharma

Volume : 10, Issue : 4, Year : 2023

Article Page : 290-293

https://doi.org/10.18231/j.ijpca.2023.048

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Abstract

Treatment with antibiotics became so common that people start using these drugs even for the little of ailment resulting in misuse of antibiotics. This leads to decrease in susceptibility of microorganisms to the present antibiotics or antimicrobial agents. Currently, in addition to antibiotics and chemically synthesized drugs, the trend to look out for alternative medicines such as natural or herbal medicines is increasing because of fewer side effects or toxicity owing to their natural sources. Therefore, the need for novel / more effective antimicrobial drugs, is an absolute necessity and remains a very important area of research against pathogens. In the present study, antifungal and antibacterial effect of leaves has been evaluated against three fungal and five bacterial strains via methanolic extract. showed moderate growth inhibition against the fungal strain The methanolic extract of the leaves of the plantalsoshowed average activity against the three bacterial strains viz., Bacillus subtilis, Escherichia coli and Klebsiella pneumoniae.

Keywords: Cinnamomum tamala, Antifungal, Antibacterial, Methanolic extract

How to cite : Sharma V, Heer A, Sharma S, Sharma S, Antimicrobial efficacy of Tejpata. Int J Pharm Chem Anal 2023;10(4):290-293

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