<i style="">In-vitro</i> antibacterial activity of <i style="">Takrarishta</i> – an Ayurvedic formulation

Abstract

<i style="">Takrarishta</i> is an Ayurvedic formulation containing <i style="">Go-Takra</i> (buttermilk prepared from curd of cow’s milk), <i style="">Amla, Harda, Marich, Ajowan, Saindhava namak, Sauvarcala namak, Bida namak, Audbhida namak </i>and<i style=""> Samudra namak </i>is indicated against haemorrhoids, worm infestation, loss of appetite, irritable bowel syndrome and diarrhoea. In present investigation, <i style="">Takrarishta</i> formulation has been screened for antibacterial activity against ten bacterial species, <i style="">Staphylococcus aureus</i>, <i style="">Salmonella typhi</i>, <i style="">Bacillus subtilis</i> (MTCC 441), <i style="">Pseudomonas aeruginosa</i> (MTCC 424), <i style="">Proteus vulgaris</i> (MTCC 1771), <i style="">Micrococcus luteus</i> (MTCC 1541), <i style="">Bacillus cereus</i> (MTCC 430) <i style="">Escherichia coli</i> (MTCC 739), <i style="">Shigella flexneri</i> (MTCC 1457) and <i style="">Clostridium perfringens</i> (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.