Research Journal of Pharmacy and Technology
SCOPUS
  • Year: 2018
  • Volume: 11
  • Issue: 3

In Vitro Anti Bacterial Activity of Three Herbal extracts on Enterococcus feacalis

1CRI, Saveetha Dental College and Hospitals, Saveetha University, Chennai

2Asst. Professor Department of microbiology, Saveetha Dental College and Hospitals, Saveetha University, Chennai

*Corresponding Author E-ma

Online published on 7 July, 2018.

Abstract

The aim of the present study was to evaluate the anti bacterial activity of three herbal extracts Neem, Aleo vera and Tulsi against Entereococcus feacalis. There are several reports on antimicrobial activity of crude extracts prepared from plants that inhibit various bacteria. However, limited numbers antimicrobial activity of in vitro studies on herbal preparation has been published. There have been numerous reports of the use of traditional plants and natural products for the treatment of oral diseases. In this present study antibacterial activity of three herbal extracts Neem, Aleo vera and Tulsi was screened against Enterococcus feacalis, using disc diffusion technique. The results of this study showed that the extracts at different concentrations exhibited anti bacterial activity against the bacterial species tested.

Keywords

Neem, Aleo vera, Tulsi, Anti bacterial, Disc diffusion, zone of inhibition