In-vitro Antimicrobial Activities of Swertia chirata C. B. Clarke and Andrographis paniculata (Burm.F.) Wall. Ex Nees Using Various Solvents

Abstract

Some plants that have been used as a phytomedicine for thousands of years. Swertia chirata (Gentianaceae) and Andrographis paniculata (Acanthaceae) respectively distributed in Nepal and Gujarat has potential medicinal properties the development of new drugs and the use of combination chemotherapy targeted therapy and improved adherence to treatment are all important ways to address the challenge of drug resistance in chemotherapy with continued research and innovation to develop even more effective treatment for cancer. In the study mentioned the methanol, ethanol and petroleum ether extracts of two plants were tested for their antimicrobial activity against a variety of pathogenic bacterial strains the results showed that the extracts had varying degrees of antimicrobial activity, with the methanol and ethanol extracts being the most active and the petroleum ether extract were very less active. However, further studies and to identify the active compound in the extracts.