Antibacterial Activity of Honey and Erytlaria Acualis against Bacteria Isolated From Burnt Wound Sepsis

The growing threat and spread of antibiotic resistance by a wide range of common pathogens has lead to increased investigations into traditional medicinal plants as alternatives. Honey has been used as a medicine since ancient times in many cultures and is still used in ‘folk medicine’. It is used widely for healing burnt wounds, but nowadays due to antibiotic resistance organisms honey also took back seat. The present study shows the antibacterial activity of Erytlaria acualis lindau against the bacteria (multidrug resistant bacteria like Pseudomonas aeroginosa, E.coli, and methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus) isolated from burnt wound sepsis. Since it was used only for healing and deworming cattle wounds, the present study shows that it can also be used by the humans for the same purpose. Hence it is proved by my grandfather who used the plant extract for his operated wound in leg infected with worms and germs and it also has an efficient healing property. Thus Erytlaria acualis was effective than both honey and antibiotics.