Abstract
Cyperus rotundus, Caesalpinia bonducella, Tinospora cordifolia, Gardenia gummifera, Ailanthus excelsa, Acacia arabica, Embelia ribes and Ventilago maderspatana from Melghat forest were screened for their antibacterial potential against Escherichia coli, Staphylococcus aureus, Klebsiella pneumoniae, Proteus vulgaris, Salmonella typhi, Shigella flexneri, Salmonella paratyphi, Salmonella typhimurium, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Enterobacter aerogenes by disc diffusion method. Out of these medicinal plants Caesalpinia bonducella, Gardenia gummifera and Acacia arabica showed remarkable antibacterial potential. The phytochemical analysis had showed the presence of Cardiac glycosides in all extracts (aqueous, acetone, ethanol and methanol) of Acacia arabica, Gardenia gummifera and ethanol, methanol extracts of Caesalpinia bonducella. Flavonoids were present in Gardenia gummifera, Ailanthus excelsa and acetone, methanol extracts of Acacia Arabica. Tannins and phenolic were present in Cyperus rotundus, Embelia ribes, and organic extracts of Ventilago maderspatana.
Highlights
Melghat forest is part of Amravati district of Maharashtra State (India) and it preserves innumerable valuable medicinal plants
With help of traditional herbal healer (Korkus or Bhumka or Bhagats of Melghat forest), we identified 8 medicinal plants, Acacia arabica, Caesalpinia bonducella, Cyperus rotundus, Embelia ribes, Gardenia gummifera, Tinospora cordifolia and Ventilago maderspatana from Melghat forest (Table 1), which are used by these people against diarrhoeal or abdominal discomforts or intestinal infections
A total of 32 extracts of 8 medicinal plants were tested for antibacterial activity
Summary
Melghat forest is part of Amravati district of Maharashtra State (India) and it preserves innumerable valuable medicinal plants. The knowledge of these medicinal plants was passed traditionally from one generation to other without documentation Korkus or Bhumka or Bhagats traditionally used plants for the treatments of diarrhea, dysentery, stomachache, and any other enteric disorder but their antibacterial potential were not documented (Badhe and Pande, 1988; Tambekar and Saratkar, 2005). Almas (2001) demonstrated antibacterial potential of Babul. Lavhale and Mishra, (2007) claimed antitumor, antileukemic antifeedant activities of quassinoids in Ailanthus excelsa; Rani and Khullar (2004) showed moderate antibacterial activity of aqueous and methanol extracts of Embelia ribes, Caesalpinia bonducella. Korkus or Bhumka or Bhagats traditionally used plants for the treatments of diarrhea, dysentery, stomachache, and any other enteric disorder but their antibacterial potential were not documented (Badhe and Pande, 1988; Tambekar and Saratkar, 2005). Almas (2001) demonstrated antibacterial potential of Babul. Lavhale and Mishra, (2007) claimed antitumor, antileukemic antifeedant activities of quassinoids in Ailanthus excelsa; Rani and Khullar (2004) showed moderate antibacterial activity of aqueous and methanol extracts of Embelia ribes, Caesalpinia bonducella. Dwivedi, et al (2006)
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