Effect of ethanomedicinal plants on Mycobacterium smegmatis Tubercular bacilli using mycobacteria growth indicator tube assay

Despite all of the control approaches, tuberculosis (TB) is a major cause death worldwide and one-third world’s population infected with TB. Plant-derived medicines have been used in traditional medicinal system for treatment many ailments worldwide. From last number years, plants advantageous different type diseases producing human beings. The present aim to carry out evaluation antimycobacterial activity selected eleven plants. Three extracts were prepared evaluated its against Mycobacterium smegmatis using Mycobacterial Growth Indicator Tube (MGIT) assay. MGIT assay consists liquid broth medium that known yield better recovery faster growth mycobacteria. Isoniazid was as standard antituberculosis drug. percentage anti-mycobacterial among tested plants, aqueous extract Oscimum sanctum, Adhatoda vasica, Leptadenia reticulata Cocculus hirsutus shows good activity. Among these four potent inhibition compared isoniazid. Thus, result supports uses medicine also helps cure prevent tuberculosis. It can further studied more specific methods