Balan Aswini,
Sivagurunathan Paramasivam, Sivaprakasam Sowndarya and Uma
Chinnaiyan from the different institute of the India. wrote a research
article about, Maranta Arundinacea: Antibacterial Extracts
Study, entitled, "In vitro antibacterial effect of the extracts
of Maranta arundinacea rhizomes against selected pathogens". This research
paper published by the International Journal of Biosciences | IJB . an
open access scholarly research journal on Biosciences under the affiliation of
the International Network For Natural Sciences | INNSpub. an open access
multidisciplinary research journal publisher.
Abstract
Plants are known to
synthesize an array of secondary metabolites referred to as phytochemicals that
have disease-prevention properties. Potential efficacy and minimum to no side
effects are key advantages of plant-derived products, making them sustainable choices
for medical treatments. The aim is to investigate the antibacterial activity
and phytochemical screening of methanolic, ethanolic, ethyl acetate and
chloroform extracts of Maranta arundinacea (arrowroot) rhizomes. New
antimicrobial agents need to be developed to battle the rapidly evolving
pathogens.
Introduction
The emergence and
spread of antibiotic resistance, as well as the evolution of new strains of
disease-causing agents, are of great concern to the global health community.
Effective treatment of a disease entails the development of new pharmaceuticals
or some potential source of novel drugs. Commonly used medicinal plants of our
community could be an excellent source of drugs to fight off this problem (Manandhar
et al., 2019). The vast number of medicinal plants have been recognized as
valuable resources of natural antimicrobial compounds as an alternative that
can potentially be effective in the treatment of these problematic bacterial
infections (Iwu et al., 1999). According to the World Health Organization
(WHO), medicinal plants would be the best source to obtain a variety of drugs
(WHO, 2002).
UTIs are contagious
infection, affecting both the male and female population and can infect various
parts of the urinary tract system (UTS), such as urethra, ureter, urinary
bladder and kidneys mainly focused on the lower UTS like urethra and ureter.
Escherichia coli and
Klebsiella sp are the main causative agents, although other Gram-positive
bacteria and even fungi have also been isolated in numerous infected population
(Flores-Mireles et al., 2015). Herbal formulation involves the use of fresh or
dried plant parts. The exact mechanisms of medicinal herbs and their
phytochemical constituents that are responsible for the effect on UTI are still
to be investigated. Further research is needed to elucidate clearly the mode of
action of these phytochemicals. Additional studies are needed to confirm the
phytoconstituents that are responsible for the treatment of UTI (Aswini et al.,
2022).
The arrowroot plant M.
arundinacea L. is identified to possess phytochemicals that make them medically
important in exhibiting antidiarrheal, probiotic, antiulcer, antioxidant,
antimicrobial, vibriocidal and immunostimulatory effects (Firoskhan and
Muthuswamy, 2021). Considering the vast potentiality of plants as sources for
antimicrobial drugs, this study aimed to investigate invitro antibacterial
activity of extracts from some selected medicinal plants from Nepal against the
most common microbial pathogens including MDR (Multi- Drug Resistant) bacteria
(Manandhar et al., 2019).
The aim of this research is to study different
extracts for its antimicrobial activity and phytochemical screening. It is a
preliminary step for the identification of medicinal value of the plant.
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