Antibacterial

Traditional herbs have proved to be quiet effective in prevention as well as management of health and disease. Natural herbal remedies formulated by incorporating various plant extracts have up surged as next generation medicinal alternative. Primary health care issues are till date addressed by such formulations in developing country like India. Traditional Ayurvedic Indian medicinal system continues the eldest and ancient one but also living tradition based on experimental evidences. Ayurveda is a science of life company of holistic approach to health and personalized medicine. It is also known to be a perfect medical system that comprises psychological, physical, ethical, spiritual health, and philosophical. In this, every cell is considered to be inherently an important expression of original intelligence hence it is called a self-healing science. These medicinal plants have important position in Ayurveda and are very beneficial because all herbs have many different types of properties which help prevent chronic and severe diseases. Medicinal Plants boost immunity power, maintain the metabolism and prevent infections. They have many properties such as antioxidant, anti-inflammation, anti-viral, anti-aging, anti-cancer, etc and India being highest Medicinal plants producing country in Globe.

Gomphrena serrata L. (Amaranthaceae) is a medicinally important plant used in India since long. The present investigation was carried out in order to assess the antibacterial property of the ethanolic and aqueous extracts of Gomphrena serrata L. on the common human pathogens viz. Escherichia coli, Vibrio harveyi, Staphylococcus aureus and Bacillus cereus by Kirby- Bauer disc diffusion assay. The antibacterial activity of the biosynthesized silver nanoparticles was also carried out. The preliminary phytochemical screening revealed the presence of alkaloids, tannins, phenols, glycosides, saponins, flavonoids, protein, carbohydrate, and terpenoids in both aqueous and ethanolic extracts. Both the extracts showed similar activities against all four strains of bacteria. Nanoparticle solution showed significant activity against Escherichia coli with an inhibition zone of 11mm. Maximum zone of inhibition was exhibited by the standard antibiotic drug Amoxycillin. Further characterisation and screening are essential for finding out the actual principle behind the antibacterial property.