Testing of Anti-Mycobacterial Activity of Ocimum tenuiflorum, Phyllanthus emblica, Adhatoda vasica, Aloe vera USING Mycobacterium smegmatis

Abstract

The aim of this study is to add knowledge and to identify the plants that could be sources of lead compounds for new tuberculosis drug development and to check the potentiality of antimycobacterium activity, investigation of bioactive compounds contained in medicinal plant showing the anti-tubercular activity in selected medicinal plants. The aqueous and alcoholic extracts of Ocimum tenuiflorum, Phyllanthus emblica, Justicia adhatoda, Aloe vera, were studied. The result encouraged as the Allium sativum, Phyllanthus embilca, Aloe vera and Adhatoda vasica have the potentiality of anti-mycobacterium (anti-tubercular) activity