Antidiarrhoeal and antibacterial activities of centella asiatica [L.] Urban [Thankuni]

The ethanol and water extracts of Centella asiatica showed significant anti-diarrhoeal activity on castor oil induced diarrhoeal model in rats. Both extracts were also tested against ten pathogenic bacteria for their anti-bacterial activities. They exhibited prominent antibacterial activities against eight bacteria. Among them Shigella dysenteriae culture exhibited the largest zone of inhibition [24 mm] in both extracts