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Hamdard Medicus. 2011; 54 (4): 87-89
in English
| IMEMR
| ID: emr-191980
ABSTRACT
In present study five drug samples viz. Boerhaavia diffusa, Withania somnifera, Glycyrrhiza glabra, Centella asiatica and Ocimum sanctum were analysed for microbial load [total bacterial count and total yeast and mold count] and for specific pathogenic bacteria [E. coli, Salmonella spp., Staphylococcus aureus, Pseudomonas aeruginosa] as per WHO norms [Anonymous, 1998]. Total bacterial load is higher in three samples of herbal drugs [Boerhaavia diffusa, Glycyrrhiza glabra and Ocimum sanctum]. The total yeast and mold count in all five samples are beyond the range of WHO norms while specific pathogenic bacteria are absent in all five samples of herbal drugs.