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| Title: | In-vitro antibacterial activity of Takrarishta – an Ayurvedic formulation |
| Authors: | Bhardwaj, Sandeep
Achliya, Girish S
Meghre, Vijaya S
Wadodkar, Sudhir G
Dorle, Avinash K |
| Keywords: | Antibacterial activity
Ayurvedic drug
Food poisoning
Gastrointestinal infections
Panchgavya
Takrarishta |
| Issue Date: | Jul-2006 |
| Publisher: | CSIR |
| IPC Code: | Int. Cl.8: A61K36/00,A61P1/04, A61P1/06, A61P1/08, A61P1/10, A61P1/14, A61P29/00, A61P31/00 |
| Abstract: | Takrarishta is an Ayurvedic formulation containing Go-Takra (buttermilk prepared from curd of cow’s milk), Amla, Harda, Marich, Ajowan, Saindhava
namak, Sauvarcala namak, Bida namak, Audbhida namak and Samudra namak is indicated against haemorrhoids, worm infestation,
loss of appetite, irritable bowel syndrome and diarrhoea. In present
investigation, Takrarishta
formulation has been screened for antibacterial activity against ten bacterial species, Staphylococcus
aureus, Salmonella typhi, Bacillus subtilis (MTCC 441), Pseudomonas aeruginosa (MTCC 424), Proteus vulgaris (MTCC 1771), Micrococcus luteus (MTCC 1541), Bacillus cereus (MTCC 430) Escherichia coli (MTCC 739), Shigella flexneri (MTCC 1457) and Clostridium perfringens (NCIM 2677). The
formulation as well as individual components exhibited antibacterial activity
against different strains. The formulation has been suggested to be useful in
gastrointestinal infections and in food poisoning. |
| Page(s): | 380-383 |
| ISSN: | 0975-1068 (Online); 0972-5938 (Print) |
| Source: | IJTK Vol.05(3) [July 2006]
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