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- Title
Antibacterial Activity of Euphorbia hirta L. Ethanomedicinal Plant against Gram Negative UTI Pathogens.
- Authors
Patel, Nikunj B.; Patel, Kaushik C.
- Abstract
Young branches with leaves and inflorescence part of Euphorbia hirta used in traditional medicine for the therapeutic purpose was extracted by aqueous, petroleum ether, acetone and methanol. The disc diffusion method was used to determine the antibacterial activity on gram negative: Escherichia coli, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Proteus vulgaris, and Klebsiella pneumoniae UTI pathogens. The results indicated that the petroleum ether extract of Euphorbia hirta showed high zone of inhibition against gram negative organism P. vulgaris (21.67 mm), aqueous extract showed high zone of inhibition against P. aeruginosa (15 mm), methanol extract showed high zone of inhibition against E. coli (14 mm), whereas The minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) for acetone, aqueous and petroleum ether extracts of Euphorbia hirta plant displayed an excellent antibacterial activity against K. pneumoniae with MIC value 12.5µg/µl, methanol extract displayed an excellent antibacterial activity against P. aeruginosa and K. pneumoniae with MIC value 12.5µg/µl.
- Subjects
URINARY tract infection treatment; ANTIBACTERIAL agents; EUPHORBIA; MEDICINAL plants; GRAM-negative bacteria; TRADITIONAL medicine; THERAPEUTICS
- Publication
International Journal of Pharmaceutical Research & Allied Sciences, 2014, Vol 3, Issue 2, p24
- ISSN
2277-3657
- Publication type
Article