Volume : VII, Issue : VI, June - 2017
A STUDY ON EFFICACY OF METHANOLIC EXTRACT OF GARCINIA GUMMI–GUTTA DRIED FRUITS
Dr. R. K. Sumathi, Mrs M. Jayasudha
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Plant extracts has been used to treat for contagious disease from very old time in outmoded medical systems. The remedial plants for the treatments for various diseases may lie in the antioxidant and antimicrobial effect of phytochemicals. Due to the development of confrontation in pathogenic microorganisms to antibiotics used in modern therapeutic science, there is a growing awareness towards plant extracts as a source of new antimicrobial drug discoveries. The ripened fruit of Garcinia gummi–gutta were collected from various part of Wayanad, India and the present study was carried out to assess various properties of the methanolic extract of Garciniagummi–gutta. The methanolic extract of Garcinia gummi–gutta shows the maximum antibacterial activity against Streptococcus pyogens and also against Staphylococcus aureus It also has the antioxidant property.. The extract shows the ovicidal against Haemonchuscontortus and also exihibit cytotoxic acitivity against Artemiasalina. The result acquired from this study suggests that the identified phytochemical compounds may be the bioactive constituents and this fruit is proving to be a valuable reservoir of bioactive compounds of substantial medicinal merit which can be commercially exploited.
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DOI : 10.36106/ijar
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Dr. R.K. Sumathi, Mrs M. JayaSudha, A STUDY ON EFFICACY OF METHANOLIC EXTRACT OF GARCINIA GUMMI–GUTTA DRIED FRUITS, INDIAN JOURNAL OF APPLIED RESEARCH : Volume‾7 | Issue‾6 | June‾2017
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Dr. R.K. Sumathi, Mrs M. JayaSudha, A STUDY ON EFFICACY OF METHANOLIC EXTRACT OF GARCINIA GUMMI–GUTTA DRIED FRUITS, INDIAN JOURNAL OF APPLIED RESEARCH : Volume‾7 | Issue‾6 | June‾2017
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