ASSESSMENT OF ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY OF AZADIRACHTA INDICA FROM MAHALAPURAM, JAIPUR

  • Sweta Mishra Department of Food & Biotechnology, Jayoti Vidyapeeth Women’s University, Jaipur, India
  • Vishnu Sharma Department of Food & Biotechnology, Jayoti Vidyapeeth Women’s University, Jaipur, India
  • Rincy Yesudas Department of Food & Biotechnology, Jayoti Vidyapeeth Women’s University, Jaipur, India
  • Ritu Singh Rajput Department of Food & Biotechnology, Jayoti Vidyapeeth Women’s University, Jaipur, India
DOI: https://doi.org/10.32553/jbpr.v8i3.606
Keywords: Nature, Azadirachta indica, Ayurveda, antimicrobial activity

Abstract

The medicinal plants have been used for years in daily life to treat infections all over the world. Azadirachta indica is a very valuable traditional therapeutic plant in the sub-continent regions. Each part of the tree has remarkable medicinal properties. In the present study, Phytochemical study yielded positive results for tannins, cardiac glycosides, anthraquinones, and saponins. The terpenoids was found to be missing. In antimicrobial studies, the organic and aqueous Leaf extract of Azadirachta indica found to show inhibitory action against the growth of Staphylococcus aureus and Escherichia coli that reveal the presence of pharmacologically bioactive constituents in Azadirachta indica.

Key words: Nature; Azadirachta indica; Ayurveda; antimicrobial activity

Published
2019-06-28
How to Cite
Mishra, S., Sharma, V., Yesudas, R., & Rajput, R. S. (2019). ASSESSMENT OF ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY OF AZADIRACHTA INDICA FROM MAHALAPURAM, JAIPUR. Journal of Biomedical and Pharmaceutical Research, 8(3), 50-53. https://doi.org/10.32553/jbpr.v8i3.606
Issue
Vol. 8 No. 3 (2019)
Section
Research Articles

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