Title: Potential Antibacterial and Antifungal Activity of Achyranthes aspera L.
Abstract: Petroleum ether, Chloroform and Methanol extract of dried leaves of Achyranthes aspera Family: Amaranthaceae were obtained by infusion and maceration were screened for their antibacterial and antifungal activities. The extracts were tested against 5 different species of human pathogenic bacteria and 17 fungal strains by the agar-solid diffusion method. Most of the extracts were devoid of antifungal and antibacterial activities, except the methanolic ectracts of leaves of Achyranthes aspera obtained by infusion, which has showed a strong inhibitory activity against the Gram-positive bacteria Staphlyococcus aureus with a minimal inhibitory concentration (MIC) of 5000 µl ml -1 . The minimal inhibitory concentration values to dermatophyte strains were 2500 µl ml -1 against Trichophyton rubrum (LM-09, LM-13) and Microsporum canis . In conclusion, it appears that Achyranthes aspera has non-specific antimicrobial activity.
Publication Year: 2011
Publication Date: 2011-01-16
Language: en
Type: article
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