A review on Antibacterial activity of Melia a...

A review on Antibacterial activity of Melia azedarach L

Author Name : Yalla Roshitha, Mehta Nidhi

ABSTRACT

Melia azedarach Linn. Popularly known and called as chinaberry, belongs to Mahogany family generally known for its use of quality rich in timber, is found in Asia in the beginning but later cultivated in many other parts of other areas of tropical countries. Every part of this tree from leaves to branches, trunk to root, flowers to fruits and even their seeds have rich medicinal values and exhibits pharmaceutical properties like antibacterial, anti-malarial, anti-fertility, anti-fungal, anthelmintic, and cytotoxic. The plant, given the utmost importance because of its chemical and biological uses in the treatment of contagious diseases, which described in the ethno medical situation. Every extract made in any form whether it may be an oral intake solution or oral tablets may be an external application in the form of ointment it is observed that it has a wide range of medicinal uses exhibiting various biological protective qualities like antibacterial, antiviral, antiseptic, etc. The antibacterial property presents in the extract of the plant used as an ayurvedic herb to heal from wounds in the past.  Considering the past and the available literature available on the internet or wherever, it strengthens the fact that it exhibits higher antibacterial property concerning gram-positive bacteria than the gram-negative. Taking into consideration the pharmacological and ethnomedical properties of Melia azedarach, it had been concluded that this plant species has profiting treatment properties and can use as a preventive method as it is adaptive in nature.

Keywords: Antibacterial activity, Melia azedarach, Phytochemicals, Antiseptic, Antifungal.