In Vitro Comparative Analysis of Antibacterial Activity of Different Fractions of Corchorus capsularis and Corchorus olitorius Leaves Extracts

Abstract

Antibiotic resistance is of prime public health concern worldwide and especially for countries like Bangladesh having the high prevalence of antibiotic resistance with high selective pressure leading to the development of antibiotic resistance due to misuse and/or overuse of antibiotics. The recent reports of emerging antibiotic resistance genes, especially the genes conferring the resistance to the last resort antibiotics such as carbapenems has made the scenario even worse for Bangladesh1-2. So, it is high time we should search for alternative options to the existing antibiotics. And bioactive molecules from different medicinal herbs and plants have already gained attention as an alternative regimen and already been reported to yield better results than antimicrobials from combinatorial chemistry and synthetic procedures3. Different herbal preparations have also been being used for treatment of ailments since ancient times4.