Evaluation of antimicrobial properties of terminalia chebula retz

ABSTRACT

The use of Terminali chebula in traditional medicine shows that the T. chebula is believed to be effective in relieving bacterial and fungal infection. So T. chebula was studied for the possible presence of anti microbial activities. Different fractions from fruits of T. chebula were screened for the antibacterial and antifungal activities. Antimicrobial properties of ethyl acetate, chloroform, n-butanol and aqueous fractions of T. chebula exhibited different degree of inhibition activity. In the result of microbial assay, we noticed that some of the fractions of T. chebula having antibacterial activity against gram +ve and some of them against gram-ve organisms. Some of the fractions of T. chebula having antifungal activity. Ethyl acetate, aqueous and n-butanol fractions of T. chebula shows antibacterial activity against gram +ve organisms except chloroform fraction. Gram-negative organisms were found resistant to different fractions of T. chebula except Morexella catarrhalis. Candida species and Aspergillus species were found sensitive for antifungal activity of T. chebula