ABSTRACT
The essential oils of Chukrasia tabularis and Melia dubia were tested for their antimicrobial activity against ten different pathogenic microorganisms responsible for human pathologies using standard antimicrobial assays. Chukrasia tabularis leaf oil exhibited strong antibiotic activities against Proteus vulgaris and Fusarium oxysporum and did not show any activity against the tested bacteria. Melia dubia leaf essential oil exhibited bacteriostatic and fungistatic activities against Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Escherichia coli, Klebsiella pneumoniae and Fusarium oxysporum and Candida albicans respectively. The inhibitory activities of both essential oils are comparable with that of respective standards.
Subject(s)
Anti-Infective Agents/pharmacology , Gram-Negative Bacteria/drug effects , Gram-Positive Bacteria/drug effects , Meliaceae , Mitosporic Fungi/drug effects , Phytotherapy , Plant Oils/pharmacology , Anti-Bacterial Agents , Anti-Infective Agents/administration & dosage , Anti-Infective Agents/therapeutic use , Aspergillus/drug effects , Candida albicans/drug effects , Fusarium/drug effects , Humans , Microbial Sensitivity Tests , Plant Leaves , Plant Oils/administration & dosage , Plant Oils/therapeutic useABSTRACT
Successive petroleum ether, benzene, chloroform, ethyl acetate and methanol extracts of Chukrasia tabularis leaves were tested for their phytochemical constituents, antibacterial and antifungal activity. The ethyl acetate and methanol extracts were found to be most effective against most of the tested organisms.
Subject(s)
Bacteria/drug effects , Fungi/drug effects , Plant Extracts/pharmacology , Plants, Medicinal , Humans , Microbial Sensitivity Tests , Plant Extracts/chemistry , Plant Leaves/chemistryABSTRACT
The present paper deals with the ethno-medico-botany of Chenchus of Mahaboobnagar district, Andhra Pradesh. About fourty four plants are enumerated with knowledge of the tribals for their medicinal uses in curing different diseases and ailments.
