Astringent activity of folklore plant materials and selected formulations in relation to their antimicrobial activity

Purpose: The astringent activity of tannins is due to their ability bind with proteins which in turn contributes antimicrobial properties. study aimed at determining the correlation between composite power folklore plant materials and selected herbal formulations relation activity. Protein precipitating (Astringent Power) Tannic Acid Astringent Equivalents extracts were determined. Method: A protein precipitation assay was designed determine samples. Antimicrobial determined by agar disc diffusion Escherichia coli Staphylococcus aureus. Results: Folklore showed strong negative coefficients Equivalent values antibacterial activities. Values observed for were, S. aureus (r = -0.937) E. -0.825) S.aureus -0.9825) E.coli -0.8774). new term ‘very tender coconut’ introduced describe Gobalu (Sinhala). Conclusion: marketed have a activities powers. High corresponds high justifying ethnobotanical medicinal applications.