Research Journal of Pharmacy and Technology

Open Access Open Access  Restricted Access Subscription Access
Open Access Open Access Open Access  Restricted Access Restricted Access Subscription Access

A Survey on the Ethnomedicinal Plants and Antimicrobial Activity Of Tridax Procumbens L.


Affiliations
1 Department of Botany, School of Applied Sciences, Centurion University of Technology and Management, Odisha,, India
     

   Subscribe/Renew Journal


Medicinal plants play a significant part in our society. Several types of plants are having great potential to cure many diseases which are referred to as medicinal plants. Medicinal plants are present mostly in forests which are traditional, accessible and affordable sources of primary health care for mainly tribal peoples. Odisha is blessed with a rich source of medicinal plants and has a great diversity. Although only some numbers of medicinal plants are identified today now, many species of medicinal plants are still unknown to society. The current work is studied to enlighten the medicinal plants among the tribes of the Kundra block of Koraput district of Odisha. During the study, 26 plant species belong to 17 families were documented. Out of that Tridax procumbens L. is widely used to cure various diseases and showed good antimicrobial activity. The petroleum ether and aqueous extracts showed the growth of inhibition on both the tested bacteria Escherichia coli and Salmonella typhimurium. It can be concluded that the ethnomedicinal plants can be used to find out a new natural product which may lead to the development of a new drug.

Keywords

Antimicrobial, Bacteria, Ethnomedicinal, Koraput, Tribes, Tridax procumbens.
Subscription Login to verify subscription
User
Notifications
Font Size


  • Janaki Ammal EK. Introduction to the subsistence economy of India. Man’s role in changing face of the earth. 1956; 324-35.

  • Girach RD, Ahmad A, Ahmad M. Medicinal Ethnobotany of Sundargarh, Orissa, India. Pharmaceutical Biology. 1998; 36(1):20-4.

  • Mishra SK. Ethnomedicinal Plant Resources of Tribe of Vindhyan Region of Madhya Pradesh. Asian J. Res. Pharm. Sci. 5(2): 2015; 86-90.

  • Chopra RN, Nayar SL, Chopra IC. Glossary of Indian medicinal plants. New Delhi: Council of Scientific and Industrial Research. 1956.

  • Rai R. Ethnobotanical studies on plants used in folk medicines in cure of Diabetes in Gondwana Region of Madhya Pradesh. Asian J. Pharm. Res. 2016; 6(2): 72-78.

  • Joshi SG, Joshi SG. Medicinal plants. Oxford and IBH publishing. 2000.

  • Sahoo H, Mahalik G. Ethnobotanical survey of medicinal plants of Kantapada block of Cuttack district, Odisha, India. International Journal of Biosciences. 2020; 16(5): 284-292.

  • Das S, Roy A, Das PK. Ethnomedicinal uses of plants for wound healing in Khargone district, MP: A survey over Nimari communities. Research Journal of Pharmacology and Pharmacodynamics. 2014;6(1):21-9.

  • Chaudhari R. D, Girase P. R, Suryawanshi H. P, Pawar S. P. A Review on Tridax procumbens Linn. Asian J. Pharm. Tech. 2018; 8 (3):158-160.

  • Thalkari AB, Karwa PN, Shinde PS, Gawli CS, Chopane PS. Pharmacological actions of Tridax procumbens L.: A Scientific Review. Research Journal of Pharmacognosy and Phytochemistry. 2020;12(1):27-30.

  • Bibitha B, Jisha VK, Salitha CV, Mohan S, Valsa AK. Antibacterial activity of different plant extracts. Indian Journal of Microbiology. 2002; 42(4):361-3.

  • Maghrani M, Zeggwagh NA, Haloui M, Eddouks M. Acute diuretic effect of aqueous extract of Retama raetam in normal rats. Journal of Ethnopharmacology. 2005; 99(1):31-5.

  • Andal P, Tamijselvy S, Surya S. Povidone-Iodine binded with Natural Herb of Tridax procumbens to increase the Antimicrobial Activity. Research Journal of Pharmacy and Technology. 2019; 12(2):764-72.

  • Sahu P, Matlam M, Dubey RD, Paroha S, Chatterji S, Verma S, Chatterjee T. Natural plant products with potential antimicrobial activity. Research Journal of Pharmacognosy and Phytochemistry. 2011;3(1):1-9.

  • Haines HH. 1921. The Botany of Bihar and Orissa, 6 parts London. Botanical Survey of India, Calcutta (Rep. Edn. 1961) (1921-25).

  • Saxena HO, Brahmam M. 1994. The Flora of Orissa, Vol. 1-4. Regional Research Laboratory and Forest Development Corporation of Orissa, Bhubaneswar (1994-96).

  • Dash G, Mohanty KKGR, Sahoo D, Mahalik G, Parida S. Traditional medicinal plants used for the treatment of asthma in Bhubaneswar, Odisha. International Journal of Herbal Medicine. 2018; 6(5), 57-60.

  • Gautam A, Batra A. Ethnomedicinal Plants of Mount Abu Region in Rajasthan. Research Journal of Pharmacognosy and Phytochemistry. 2014; 6(1):33-6.

  • Nair R, Kalariya T, Chanda S. Antibacterial activity of some selected Indian medicinal flora. Turkish Journal of Biology. 2005; 29(1):41-7.

  • Mahalik G, Sahoo S, Satapathy KB. Evaluation of phytochemical constituents and antimicrobial properties of Mangifera indica L. Leaves against urinary tract infection-causing pathogens. Asian Journal of Pharmaceutical and Clinical Research. 2017; 10(9): 169-173.

  • Muthukumaran P, Padmapriya P, Salomi S, Umamaheshwari R, Kalaiarasan P, Malarvizhi C. In vitro anti microbial activity of leaf powder. Asian Journal of Pharmaceutical Research. 2011;1(4):108-10.

  • Mohite S, Shah R, Patel N. Antimicrobial activity of leaves extracts of Passiflora foetida. Asian Journal of Research in Pharmaceutical Science. 2018; 8(1):17-20.

  • Thilagavathi T, Kathiravan G. Phytochemical Analysis and Antimicrobial Activity of Ethonolic Leaf Extract of Ficus racemosa Linn. Research Journal of Pharmacy and Technology. 2017; 10(2):537-540.

  • Mbata TI, Debiao LU, Saikia A. Antibacterial activity of the crude extract of Chinese green tea (Camellia sinensis) on Listeria monocytogenes. African journal of Biotechnology. 2008; 7(10).

  • Johnson DB, Gorle A. Evaluation of Ethanolic Extract of Tridax procumbens Linn. on Wound Healing in Rats. Research Journal of Pharmacy and Technology. 2012; 5(2):239-42.


Abstract Views: 128

PDF Views: 0




  • A Survey on the Ethnomedicinal Plants and Antimicrobial Activity Of Tridax Procumbens L.

Abstract Views: 128  |  PDF Views: 0

Authors

Soumyaranjan Behera
Department of Botany, School of Applied Sciences, Centurion University of Technology and Management, Odisha,, India
Gyanranjan Mahalik
Department of Botany, School of Applied Sciences, Centurion University of Technology and Management, Odisha,, India

Abstract


Medicinal plants play a significant part in our society. Several types of plants are having great potential to cure many diseases which are referred to as medicinal plants. Medicinal plants are present mostly in forests which are traditional, accessible and affordable sources of primary health care for mainly tribal peoples. Odisha is blessed with a rich source of medicinal plants and has a great diversity. Although only some numbers of medicinal plants are identified today now, many species of medicinal plants are still unknown to society. The current work is studied to enlighten the medicinal plants among the tribes of the Kundra block of Koraput district of Odisha. During the study, 26 plant species belong to 17 families were documented. Out of that Tridax procumbens L. is widely used to cure various diseases and showed good antimicrobial activity. The petroleum ether and aqueous extracts showed the growth of inhibition on both the tested bacteria Escherichia coli and Salmonella typhimurium. It can be concluded that the ethnomedicinal plants can be used to find out a new natural product which may lead to the development of a new drug.

Keywords


Antimicrobial, Bacteria, Ethnomedicinal, Koraput, Tribes, Tridax procumbens.

References