Examination of the medicinal profile of cedrela toona
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2015
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UMT, Lhr
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The present study was conducted to investigate the medical significance of constituents present in cedrela toona plant and importance of this medicinal plant. The chromatographic behaviour was determined by using thin layer chromatography technique. The antibacterialactivity was tested against 3 bacterial strains. The plants belonging to family meliacae has been used for various purposes especially in the formulation of medicines. Cedrela toona (C.toona) is a forest tree of family meliacae that grow throughout southern pacific. Its common name is cedar or Queen's land red cedar. It is also known as Indian mahogany. This plant show excellent growth and exhibit various activities for the treatment of certain diseases. Cedrela toona has significant antibacterial activity & shows cytotoxicity. Studies showed that C. toona exhibit antibacterial activity. The plant was extracted using methanol solvent. The tests used to study antibacterial activity was agar well diffusion method. The test was conducted on gram positive & gram negative bacteria. Various results were concluded showing the significant antibacterial activity of this plant. The Cedrela toona plant constituents were identified the plant showed significant antibacterial activity against bacterial strain. By thin layer chromatography different class of compounds were identified in the extract. Bacterial strains E coli,Bacillus thuringiensis and Staphylococcus aureus are common diseases causing bacteria in human. No activity of C. toona plant has been reported to investigate the harmful effects of these microorganisms.The present study revealed the significant antibacterial effects against these microorganisms