Study the antimicrobial effect of “Palash beej and Palash pushp” on urinary tract infection through culture and sensitivity test

Abstract

Despite decades of dramatic progress in their treatment and prevention, infectious diseases remain a major cause of death and debility and by observing increasing prevalence of urinary tract infection and changing epidemiology of infectious disease with the advent of antimicrobial agents, so it’s time to reopen and evaluate the ancient literature of medicine and search for the appropriate medicine. In Ayurvedic texts Krimi is of various types, some of which can be correlated with microbes e.g. - Abhayantar Krimi. As Palash (Butea monosperma) also has an action of krimighana and frequently used in mutrakrichra, so it is imperative for us to prove the antimicrobial properties of the mentioned drugs using scientific parameters. Total 50  number of urinary tract infected patients selected randomly and studied from B.V. Medical foundation’s Ayurved Hospital, Rognidan department. Extract of Palash beeja and Pushpa was prepared. A separate sensitivity disc was prepared. Sensitivity wa s tested on different organism detected during the study. Antimicrobial susceptibility found more toward uropathogen E -coli on both groups. Higher  concentration of  Palash  Pushpa  (Butea -monosperma) &  Beeja  extract  was  found  more  susceptible compare  to  lower  concentration. On  comparing  both  groups  antimicrobial susceptibility of  Palash Pushpa (Buteamonosperma) extract was found more than Palash beeja (Butea -monosperma) extract to all uropathogen.