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Antibacterial Activity of Some Important Medicinal Plants


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1 Herbal Research and Development Institute, Mandal, Gopeshwar 246 401, India
2 Department of Horticulture, Government Garden, Circuit House, Cantt. Road, Dehradun 248 001, India
 

The micro-organisms induced diseases are responsible for over 50% deaths and are still a key concern to public health especially in developing countries. Synthetic antimicrobial drugs are expensive and relatively unavailable in developing and under-developed countries. Again, the safety aspect of synthetic drugs is a major concern since they may be responsible for causing cancers and other lethal diseases when used for a long time. This is attributed to the presence of many carcinogenic and teratogenic agents. Emergence of anti-microbial resistance in pathogenic bacteria against antimicrobial drugs is another concern.
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Authors

Vinod K. Bisht
Herbal Research and Development Institute, Mandal, Gopeshwar 246 401, India
Bir S. Negi
Department of Horticulture, Government Garden, Circuit House, Cantt. Road, Dehradun 248 001, India
Arvind K. Bhandari
Herbal Research and Development Institute, Mandal, Gopeshwar 246 401, India
Rakesh S. Bisht
Herbal Research and Development Institute, Mandal, Gopeshwar 246 401, India
Jagdish C. Kaim
Herbal Research and Development Institute, Mandal, Gopeshwar 246 401, India

Abstract


The micro-organisms induced diseases are responsible for over 50% deaths and are still a key concern to public health especially in developing countries. Synthetic antimicrobial drugs are expensive and relatively unavailable in developing and under-developed countries. Again, the safety aspect of synthetic drugs is a major concern since they may be responsible for causing cancers and other lethal diseases when used for a long time. This is attributed to the presence of many carcinogenic and teratogenic agents. Emergence of anti-microbial resistance in pathogenic bacteria against antimicrobial drugs is another concern.

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.18520/cs%2Fv113%2Fi04%2F558-560