Abstract

STUDIES ON ANTIBACTERIAL PROPERTIES OF ACHYRANTHES ASPERA L. AGAINST THE PATHOGENS OF URINARY TRACT INFECTION.

Dr. Arvind B. Patil*, Dnyaneshwar Pawar and Aniket Patil

ABSTRACT

In this present study various extracts of polysaccharide, lipids, polar compound, alkaloids, quaternary alkaloids, crude methanolic extract by infusion and maceration were obtained. Polysaccharides, lipids, chloroform maceration extract, methanol maceration extract and petroleum ether maceration extract were comparatively in more amounts. While, polar compound, alkaloids, quaternary alkaloids, crude methanolic extract and chloroform, methanol, petroleum ether extract of medicinal plant Achyranthes aspera L. was evaluated for their antibacterial activities against multi drug resistance organisms such as E. coli, Staphylococcus aureus, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Proteus mirabilis Polysaccharide inhibited Staphylococcus aureus, Pseudomonas and Klebsiella spp. The organic extracts of both the leaf and stem parts of the plants at a concentration of 0.5 mg/ml and their activities were measured by estimating zones of inhibition as produced by antibiotic sensitivity method on Mueller-Hinton agar. The results of this research support the use for further analysis in the treatment of infectious diseases such as urinary tract an infection caused by bacteria and has significant scope for antibacterial research.

Keywords: Achyranthes aspera L., Antibacterial, Antimicrobial Activity.