Anti-Microbial Activities of Michelia champaca L. Essential Oil
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Michelia champaca, essential oil, n-Hexane, anti-microbial, Staphylococcus aureusAbstract
The essential oils contain chemical components, which impart the anti microbial activity. Champa oil or Champaca oil extracted from the flowers of Michelia champaca L. is highly esteemed in preparation of attars and perfumed hair oils. The flower oil of Michelia champaca L. is used as an application in cephalagia, opthalmia, gout and rheumatism and fruits and seeds are considered useful for healing cracks in feet. Many essential oils have been explored but the essential oils in Michelia champaca L. have not been fully explored and researched in India and thus a very basic and practical study is required. The essential oil from Michelia champaca L. flowers was obtained using n-Hexane and the assay was carried out using freshly prepared M. champaca L. essential oil extract. The hexane extract of Champaca essential oil was prepared and screened for its anti-microbial activity. A slight inhibition was found against Staphylococcus aureus, a Gram-positive test organism by the susceptibility disc method. 25% inhibition was observed against Staphylococcus aureus by the Durham’s diffusion tube assay indicating anti-microbial principles of lower potency in the champaca essential oil extract.
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