Antibacterial activity of some common species used in indian kitchen and effect of it in combination

Sabera.Aliasgar Rangwala 1, * and Deepa Mahendra Desai 2

1 Department of pharmaceutics, N. S. S. College of Pharmacy, Maharashtra State Board of Technical Education, Mumbai, India.
2 Department of pharmaceutical Chemistry, N. S. S. College of Pharmacy, Maharashtra State Board of Technical Education, Mumbai, India.
 
Research Article
World Journal of Advanced Research and Reviews, 2022, 16(01), 084–087
Article DOI: 10.30574/wjarr.2022.16.1.0962
 
Publication history: 
Received on 22 August 2022; revised on 03 October 2022; accepted on 06 October 2022
 
Abstract: 
Identification of traditional remedies used in Indian household as antibacterial agent. A study was undertaken to document antibacterial activity of Curcumin. It is the most abundant polyphenol present in the dietary spice turmeric. Turmeric powder, derived from the rhizome of Curcuma longa, which is associated to the Zingberiaceae family, and the antibacterial activity and medicinal properties of ginger extracts derived from zingerber officianale were studied by agar diffusion method and then the combined effect of both this herbal drug in various concentration was studied against gram positive and gram negative organisms.
 
Keywords: 
Antibacterial activity; Curcuma longa; Zingerber officinalis; Agar diffusion method
 
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