In-Vitro Antimicrobial Activity Of Tridax Procumbens

The function of medicinal plants in conventional medicine. However, these plants are used for more than just basic medical purposes; many commonly used medications are made from plants and other natural sources. Worldwide, traditional medicine is practiced, but under developed nations rely on it the most [1]. In the South, almost 80% of people use techniques that have been passed down from one generation to the next to try to safeguard or restore their health. Herbal medicine experienced a setback after the development of modern medicine, but during the past two or three decades, improvements in phytochemistry and the identification of plant components beneficial against particular ailments have rekindled interest in herbal remedies.[2,3] Since the beginning of humankind, plants have always been the source of food, medicine, and other essentials of life. Even the earliest of civilizations were aware of and made use of plants with medical powers (Jain and Sakalani, 1991). The World Health Organization (WHO) recognized the value of medicinal plants for the provision of public health services in developing countries and created guidelines to assist its members in developing national policies on traditional medicine and researching their potential benefits, including their evolution, safety, and efficacy. The Regveda (4500"“1600 BC) in India contains the earliest mention of the use of plants as medicine. It describes the healing abilities of specific plants.[2,3,4] The Tridax Procumbens is the selected candidate for the present study and is well established for wound healing and anti-inflammatory activity from ancient period, so as it aids in wound healing its antimicrobial activity is also expected which creates an synergistic approach to wound care ,hence it is selected as the candidate of interest for this study.