Antibacterial Efficiency of Croton Bonplandianum Plant Extract Treated Cotton Fabric

Abstract

Croton bonplandianum ( C . bonplandianum ) is a monoecious exotic weed belonging to the euphorbiaceae family, is grown unwantedly at a large scale in the cultivation land of eastern India, along with the main crop. In this present work, sap from the C . bonplandianum plant is extracted through aqueous extraction method, which is further applied on a cotton fabric through pad-dry-cure method. The fabric obtained immediately after the treatment and from different stages of washing are then evaluated for their anti-bacterial activity against both the gram +ve and gram –ve pathogenic strains. It is observed that C bonplandianum sap and treated cotton fabric exhibit very promising results against both the gram +ve and gram –ve bacteria and it retains its properties even after five washes.