Abstract

EVALUATION OF ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY OF SHODHITA SHILAJATU

Anita Kumari*, R. S. Sarashetti, Kashinath Hadimur, K. A. Patil and Anil Bhardwaj

ABSTRACT

Shilajatu is also having properties like Anti diabetic, Hepatotoxicity, Hypo glacemic, Hypolipidimic, Anti pyretic, Analgesic, Antioxidant and immunomodulatory etc studies on shilajatu have demonstrated significant results. Shilajatu is having multidimensional therapeutic activities mentioned in different classics. In ancient texts numbers of krimighna and kusthghna dravyas are explained. The word krimi is campared to various types of micro organismin contemporary science, which include bacteria and fungi etc. In ayurveda many herbal, mineral and herbomineral drugs are mentioned that are having antimicrobial properties. Shilajatu being one of the rasadravya explained in texts possessing krimighna and kusthghna properties. Shodhita shilajatu, Benzathine penicillin (antibacterial), Flucanazole (antifungal), distilled water formed the drug materials and 4 strains of bacteria & 2 strains of fungi, agar media, chemicals & glass wears formed the materials for study. Cup plate method was followed. Modern antimicrobial drugs may act as only antimicrobial with side effects but shilajatu is explained not only as antimicrobial but attributes as antioxidant, immunomodulatory & regenerative without side effect.

Keywords: Shilajatu, Antimicrobial activity, Cup plate method, Krimigna, kusthagna.