Comparative Studies of Anti Bacterial Activity in Aloe Vera and Achyranthes Aspera Against Wound Pathogens

Wound is a breakdown in the protective function of the skin; the loss of continuity of epithelium with or without loss of underlying connective tissue. In this study antibacterial activity in Achyranthes aspera and Aloe vera were investigated against two strains of human pathogenic bacteria from wound infected adult people. A total of 10 pus samples were collected from Tuticorin Government hospital, among that two strains were isolated as Staphylococcus aureus and Pseudomonas aeruginosa. The above isolated organisms were tested for their sensitivity towards these plant leave extracts and antibiotic disc by disc diffusion method. In this study the highest antibacterial activity were observed in ethanol extracts of Achyranthes aspera than compared with Aloe vera and antibiotic disc. The maximum inhibitory effect was in (30%) ethanol extracts of Achyranthes aspera against Staphylococcus aureus (22mm) and Pseudomonas aeruginosa (20mm) in disc diffusion.  &nbsp