*School of Biomedical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering and Technology, Shobhit Institute of Engineering and Technology (Deemed to be University), Meerut, Uttar Pradesh, India, Email id: subrata.das@shobhituniversity.ac.in
**School of Biomedical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering and Technology, Shobhit Institute of Engineering and Technology (Deemed to be University), Meerut, Uttar Pradesh, India, shiva@shobhituniversity.ac.in
***School of Biotechnology and Bioinformatics, Faculty of Engineering and Technology, Shobhit Institute of Engineering and Technology (Deemed to be University), Meerut, Uttar Pradesh, India, Email id: sneha.navin@shobhituniversity.ac.in
Online Published on 03 January, 2022.
In this article, we look at how traditional plants are utilized throughout the globe to cure infectious illnesses caused by bacteria. Antibiotics were discovered in the early twentieth century and provided a tool against microbial infections, and even though due to multiple drug resistance and adverse effects on the host, such as hypersensitivity, immune suppression, and allergic reactions, there is a need for natural medicines with a safer and more effective therapeutic effect. Secondary metabolites found in medicinal plants of natural origin, such as alkaloids, steroids, tannins, and phenolic compounds, may exhibit antibacterial action via a variety of methods. These active constituents exert their therapeutic action by destroying the microbe's cell membrane, membrane proteins, and enzymes situated on the cell membrane, among other things. Root extract of herbal medicines with low inhibitory concentrations against microbial illnesses address the demand for a safe and effective anti-infectious drug.
Antimicrobial Activity, Minimum Inhibitory Concentration, Secondary Metabolites, Extract
