Research: SCREENING OF ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY OF HERABAL EXTRACT OF Cassia auriculata, CHLORHEXIDINE & AMOXICILLIN AGAINST SALIVARY MICROFLORA OF MIXED DENTITION AGE GROUP

I believe that knowledge of herbal medicine is the birthright of every human being that our bodies and those of plants have co-evolved to make use of one another. Indeed, our curiosity about the usefulness and magic of plants is what made us to become human. In this study the Antimicrobial activity of ‘Cassia auriculata’ in acetone extracts were compared with Chlorhexidine and Amoxicillin 125mg and Amoxicillin 250mg against human salivary microflora at nine different concentrations. The antimicrobial activity was assisted by measuring the inhibition zones by well diffusion method. Saliva was collected from children of age group 6-12 years having DMFT value four or above four. Ten salivary samples were tested for antimicrobial property to determine the Minimum Inhibition Concentration in order to increase the reliability and precision of the study. The results confirmed the antimicrobial potential of Cassia auriculata plant at different concentrations in acetone extracts are comparable with chlorhexidine and Amoxicillin and can be used as preventive and therapeutic measure in dentistry.