Medicinal Plants - International Journal of Phytomedicines and Related Industries

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  • Year: 2011
  • Volume: 3
  • Issue: 4

Antimicrobial activities of essential oils from different populations of Tanacetum nubigenum Wallich ex. DC. and Tanacetum dolichophyllum (Kitam.) Kitam. in Uttarakhand (India)

  • Author:
  • S. Zafar Haider1,, S.C. Tiwari2, Sunil Sah1, Manindra Mohan1
  • Total Page Count: 3
  • Page Number: 319 to 321

1Centre for Aromatic Plants (CAP), Industrial Estate, Selaqui-248197, Dehradun, Uttarakhand, India

2Department of Botany, H.N.B. Garhwal University, Srinagar-246174, Garhwal, Uttarakhand, India

*Corresponding author: S. Zafar Haider, e-mail : zafarhaider.1@rediffmail.com

Online published on 27 January, 2012.

Abstract

Aerial parts of wild growing Tanacetum nubigenum and Tanacetum dolichophyllum were collected from five different Himalayan localities of Uttarakhand (India). The essential oils were obtained by hydro-distillation using a Clevenger apparatus. The antibacterial and antifungal activities of all the essential oils were tested against Gram +ve bacteria (Staphylococcus aureus, Enterococcus faecalis) and Gram -ve bacteria (Escherichia coli, Pseudomonas aeruginosa) as well as yeast Candida albicans. Results showed a significant difference in effects between Gram +ve and Gram -ve bacteria. E. coli and P. aeruginosa showed no any remarkable activity in all the oils, whereas Gram +ve bacteria were comparatively more susceptible to the anti microbial activity of T. nubigenum oils. The oils have shown stronger antimicrobial activity against C. albicans.

Keywords

Tanacetum nubigenum Wallich ex. DC, Tanacetum dolichophyllum (Kitam.) Kitam, essential oils, antimicrobial activity