In vitro study to determine antimicrobial activity of selected Ayurvedic preparations against bacteria and fungi causing superficial skin infections
<p><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: small;"> </span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"><span class="citation">The increasing antimicrobial resistance exhibited by...
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PLR Gomes S Hewageegana J Kottahachchi GIDDAD Athukorala MM Weerasekera TDCP Gunasekera DMBT Dissanayake DFD Meedin SSN Fernando |
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PLR Gomes S Hewageegana J Kottahachchi GIDDAD Athukorala MM Weerasekera TDCP Gunasekera DMBT Dissanayake DFD Meedin SSN Fernando In vitro study to determine antimicrobial activity of selected Ayurvedic preparations against bacteria and fungi causing superficial skin infections Sri Lankan Journal of Infectious Diseases superficial skin infections ayurvedic preparations |
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PLR Gomes S Hewageegana J Kottahachchi GIDDAD Athukorala MM Weerasekera TDCP Gunasekera DMBT Dissanayake DFD Meedin SSN Fernando |
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In vitro study to determine antimicrobial activity of selected Ayurvedic preparations against bacteria and fungi causing superficial skin infections |
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In vitro study to determine antimicrobial activity of selected Ayurvedic preparations against bacteria and fungi causing superficial skin infections |
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In vitro study to determine antimicrobial activity of selected Ayurvedic preparations against bacteria and fungi causing superficial skin infections |
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In vitro study to determine antimicrobial activity of selected Ayurvedic preparations against bacteria and fungi causing superficial skin infections |
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In vitro study to determine antimicrobial activity of selected Ayurvedic preparations against bacteria and fungi causing superficial skin infections |
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in vitro study to determine antimicrobial activity of selected ayurvedic preparations against bacteria and fungi causing superficial skin infections |
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Sri Lankan Society for Microbiology |
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Sri Lankan Journal of Infectious Diseases |
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2012-8169 2448-9654 |
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<p><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: small;"> </span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"><span class="citation">The increasing antimicrobial resistance exhibited by microorganisms causing superficial skin infections has led to extensive research on the therapeutic potential of Ayurvedic preparations. Medicinal plants contain many types of naturally occurring and side effects-free anti microbial compounds that can be effectively used against microbial infections. We tested t</span>he antimicrobial activity of twenty-eight Ayurvedic preparations used to treat superficial infections<em><span style="font-style: normal;"> in a local <span style="color: black;">Ayurvedic healthcare institution. They were tested against </span></span><span style="color: black;">Trichophyton</span></em><em> rubrum, Microsporum gypseum<em>, Candida albicans</em></em><em><span style="font-style: normal;">, </span></em><em>Malassezia furfur, <em>Staphylococcus aureus </em></em><em><span style="font-style: normal;">and </span>Streptococcus pyogenes</em><em><span style="font-style: normal;">. Twelve preparations showed significant antimicrobial activity and </span></em>gave inhibition zones >10 mm. Two Ayurvedic preparations (M<span class="citation">ixture</span><em> containing Terminella<span class="citation"> chebula, Terminella bellerica </span></em><span class="citation"><span style="mso-bidi-font-style: italic;">and <em>Emblica officinalis </em></span>and<em> </em><span style="mso-bidi-font-style: italic;">one of<em> Terminella chebula </em>only<em> </em></span>) showed antimicrobial activity against all the microorganisms tested. We suggest that these two decoctions could be effectively used against all the above tested strains.</span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"><span class="citation"><span lang="EN-GB" style="line-height: 115%; font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 11pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="line-height: 115%; font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 11pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;">DOI: <a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.4038/sljid.v3i1.4717"><span style="color: #0000ff;">http://dx.doi.org/10.4038/sljid.v3i1.4717</span></a></span></span></span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"><span class="citation"><span lang="EN-GB" style="line-height: 115%; font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 11pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;"> </span></span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: small;"> </span></p> |
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doaj-14681c0f9f5c444dbd85f7036d0c8fbc2021-05-04T03:45:19ZengSri Lankan Society for MicrobiologySri Lankan Journal of Infectious Diseases2012-81692448-96542013-02-0131323910.4038/sljid.v3i1.47174178In vitro study to determine antimicrobial activity of selected Ayurvedic preparations against bacteria and fungi causing superficial skin infectionsPLR Gomes0S Hewageegana1J Kottahachchi2GIDDAD Athukorala3MM Weerasekera4TDCP Gunasekera5DMBT Dissanayake6DFD Meedin7SSN Fernando8Department of Microbiology, University of Sri JayawardenepuraDepartment of Kaya Chikitsa, Institute of Indigenous Medicine, University of ColomboDepartment of Microbiology, University of Sri JayawardenepuraDepartment of Microbiology, University of Sri JayawardenepuraDepartment of Microbiology, University of Sri JayawardenepuraDepartment of Microbiology, University of Sri JayawardenepuraDepartment of Microbiology, University of Sri JayawardenepuraDepartment of Microbiology, University of Sri JayawardenepuraDepartment of Microbiology, University of Sri Jayawardenepura<p><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: small;"> </span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"><span class="citation">The increasing antimicrobial resistance exhibited by microorganisms causing superficial skin infections has led to extensive research on the therapeutic potential of Ayurvedic preparations. Medicinal plants contain many types of naturally occurring and side effects-free anti microbial compounds that can be effectively used against microbial infections. We tested t</span>he antimicrobial activity of twenty-eight Ayurvedic preparations used to treat superficial infections<em><span style="font-style: normal;"> in a local <span style="color: black;">Ayurvedic healthcare institution. They were tested against </span></span><span style="color: black;">Trichophyton</span></em><em> rubrum, Microsporum gypseum<em>, Candida albicans</em></em><em><span style="font-style: normal;">, </span></em><em>Malassezia furfur, <em>Staphylococcus aureus </em></em><em><span style="font-style: normal;">and </span>Streptococcus pyogenes</em><em><span style="font-style: normal;">. Twelve preparations showed significant antimicrobial activity and </span></em>gave inhibition zones >10 mm. Two Ayurvedic preparations (M<span class="citation">ixture</span><em> containing Terminella<span class="citation"> chebula, Terminella bellerica </span></em><span class="citation"><span style="mso-bidi-font-style: italic;">and <em>Emblica officinalis </em></span>and<em> </em><span style="mso-bidi-font-style: italic;">one of<em> Terminella chebula </em>only<em> </em></span>) showed antimicrobial activity against all the microorganisms tested. We suggest that these two decoctions could be effectively used against all the above tested strains.</span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"><span class="citation"><span lang="EN-GB" style="line-height: 115%; font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 11pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="line-height: 115%; font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 11pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;">DOI: <a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.4038/sljid.v3i1.4717"><span style="color: #0000ff;">http://dx.doi.org/10.4038/sljid.v3i1.4717</span></a></span></span></span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"><span class="citation"><span lang="EN-GB" style="line-height: 115%; font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 11pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;"> </span></span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: small;"> </span></p>https://sljid.sljol.info/articles/4717superficial skin infectionsayurvedic preparations |