Antimicrobial Activity of Indian Tea (Camellia Sinensis) Against Some Pathogenic Bacteria

Sudhir Kumar Jain¹ , Neelam Maida² , Akhilesh Kumar Pandey³

Section:Research Paper, Product Type: Journal-Paper
Vol.9 , Issue.3 , pp.54-56, Jun-2022

Online published on Jun 30, 2022

Copyright © Sudhir Kumar Jain, Neelam Maida, Akhilesh Kumar Pandey . This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
 

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Abstract :
Every morning starts with a cup of tea and this tea lead to freshness in mouth and body. Even every guest came to the house is welcomed by a cup of tea. From ancient time, biological activity of tea is well documented by the above-mentioned effects of tea on body. Present studies were deals with, antibacterial activity of tea, against various pathogenic bacteria. The antibacterial activity of Indian tea preparation (Kadha) was studied. Antibacterial activity of green and black tea extracts was accessed by standard microbiological methods to validate traditional use of tea (Camellia sinensis) as an antibacterial agent.

Key-Words / Index Term :
Antimicrobial, Camellia sinensis

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