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ANTIBACTERIAL VIRTUE OF KATUPILA (Securinega leucopyrus Linn) CONTRIBUTES TO ITS WOUND-HEALING PROPERTY

Snehal Sonani, Reshma Sonani.

Abstract
The increased use of traditional medicine in last decade suggests its effectiveness and safety over allopathic medicine. Many criteria have been used to prove its efficacy. In present work, an effort is made to prove efficacy of one of such traditional medicine. The study was carried out with an objective to check the clinical efficacy of Katupila (Securinega leucopyrus Linn) leaves powder in management of chronic wound. The application of Kapitula leaves (mixture of Kapitula leaves powder and honey) was found to enhance the healing of chronically infected wound at submandibular region. Furthermore, the antibacterial activity of Kapitula leaves and bark was assessed using agar-diffusion method against one Gram +ve and two Gram -ve bacteria. Kapitula leaves and bark showed significant antibacterial activity. With this, it is concluded that the antibacterial activity of Kapitula can be one of the factors, contributing to its wound-healing activity.

Key words: Antibacterial activity, Katupila, Wound healing,Securinega leucopyrus, Traditional medicine


 
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Sonani S, Sonani R. ANTIBACTERIAL VIRTUE OF KATUPILA (Securinega leucopyrus Linn) CONTRIBUTES TO ITS WOUND-HEALING PROPERTY. AAM. 2022; 11(2): 129-134. doi:10.5455/AAM.67946


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Sonani S, Sonani R. ANTIBACTERIAL VIRTUE OF KATUPILA (Securinega leucopyrus Linn) CONTRIBUTES TO ITS WOUND-HEALING PROPERTY. https://www.aamjournal.in/?mno=67946 [Access: December 05, 2023]. doi:10.5455/AAM.67946


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Sonani S, Sonani R. ANTIBACTERIAL VIRTUE OF KATUPILA (Securinega leucopyrus Linn) CONTRIBUTES TO ITS WOUND-HEALING PROPERTY. AAM. 2022; 11(2): 129-134. doi:10.5455/AAM.67946



Vancouver/ICMJE Style

Sonani S, Sonani R. ANTIBACTERIAL VIRTUE OF KATUPILA (Securinega leucopyrus Linn) CONTRIBUTES TO ITS WOUND-HEALING PROPERTY. AAM. (2022), [cited December 05, 2023]; 11(2): 129-134. doi:10.5455/AAM.67946



Harvard Style

Sonani, S. & Sonani, . R. (2022) ANTIBACTERIAL VIRTUE OF KATUPILA (Securinega leucopyrus Linn) CONTRIBUTES TO ITS WOUND-HEALING PROPERTY. AAM, 11 (2), 129-134. doi:10.5455/AAM.67946



Turabian Style

Sonani, Snehal, and Reshma Sonani. 2022. ANTIBACTERIAL VIRTUE OF KATUPILA (Securinega leucopyrus Linn) CONTRIBUTES TO ITS WOUND-HEALING PROPERTY. Annals of Ayurvedic Medicine, 11 (2), 129-134. doi:10.5455/AAM.67946



Chicago Style

Sonani, Snehal, and Reshma Sonani. "ANTIBACTERIAL VIRTUE OF KATUPILA (Securinega leucopyrus Linn) CONTRIBUTES TO ITS WOUND-HEALING PROPERTY." Annals of Ayurvedic Medicine 11 (2022), 129-134. doi:10.5455/AAM.67946



MLA (The Modern Language Association) Style

Sonani, Snehal, and Reshma Sonani. "ANTIBACTERIAL VIRTUE OF KATUPILA (Securinega leucopyrus Linn) CONTRIBUTES TO ITS WOUND-HEALING PROPERTY." Annals of Ayurvedic Medicine 11.2 (2022), 129-134. Print. doi:10.5455/AAM.67946



APA (American Psychological Association) Style

Sonani, S. & Sonani, . R. (2022) ANTIBACTERIAL VIRTUE OF KATUPILA (Securinega leucopyrus Linn) CONTRIBUTES TO ITS WOUND-HEALING PROPERTY. Annals of Ayurvedic Medicine, 11 (2), 129-134. doi:10.5455/AAM.67946