ANTIBACTERIAL SCREENING OF ANANDBHAIRAV RASA ON DIARRHOEA CAUSITIVE AGENTS

Abstract

The use of herbal drugs for treating various diseases predates human history and used increasingly as dietary supplement to fight or prevent common disease. The antibacterial potentials of Ras preparation was investigated by preparing solvent extract of Anandbhairav Rasa and antibacterial activity tested against enteric bacterial pathogens such as E.coli, S. sonnei, B. cereus. All aquous and methanol extracts of Anandbhairav Rasa have shown sensitivity against E.coli , S. sonnei, B. cereus cultures but the sensitivity of aquous and methanol extract of Anandbhairav Rasa was highest in E.coli culture. Thus Anandbhairav Rasa help in preventing diarrhea.