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Formulation and antimicrobial activity of 95% ethanolic-benzenechloroform extract of Curcuma aromatica Salisb | Abstract
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Formulation and antimicrobial activity of 95% ethanolic-benzenechloroform extract of Curcuma aromatica Salisb

Author(s): Smita Sharma, Mukesh Chandra Sharma, Dharm Veer Kohli

In view of increasing resistance to existing antimicrobial agents, herbal drugs are being looked as very importance source for discovery of new agents for treating various ailments related to bacterial infections. The present study describes the antiÃ?¢Ã?â?¬Ã?microbial activity of Curcuma aromatica Salisb rhizomes extract against microrgnism. Bacillus substils, Staphylococcus aureus, Staphylococcus epidermis, Escherichia coli, Staphylococcus flexineria and Pseudomonas aeruginosa. For this purpose aqueous extract of rhizomes were prepared and tested by “Disc Diffusion Method”. As a result of this study it was found that the extract of fruit generally revealed antiÃ?¢Ã?â?¬Ã?microbial activity against both gramÃ?¢Ã?â?¬Ã?positive bacteria (B. subtils, S. aureous and S. epidermis) and gramÃ?¢Ã?â?¬Ã?negative bacteria (E. coli, S. flexineria and P.auriginosa).