Anthelmintic and Antibacterial Activity of Psidium Guajava Leaf Extracts

Psidium guajava leaves have long been in use for their antioxidant and anti-inflammatory properties in the Indian local medicine system. Sustained interest in the development of plant-based drugs for the treatment of many diseases is growing nowadays. Morever, to treat mild/serious diseases, people embrace traditional medicinal goods. Since the drive for plant-based antimicrobial development increased, the present study was conducted on Psidium guajava leaves. An ethyl acetate was used to prepare the leaf extract. Paper disk plate method used to test the antimicrobial activity of the extract against wound-infection-causing pathogens viz., Escherichia coli, Staphylococcus aureus and Pseudomonas aeruginosa. The study revealed that Psidium guajava leaves can contain active antimicrobial compounds that may impede the growth of wound infection causing in-vitro pathogens. In the present research the antimicrobial activity of Psidium guajava leaf ethyl acetate extract against human pathogenic bacteria was evaluated. The tests also suggest that scientific studies performed commonly using herbs that have conventional efficacy claims may warrant fruitful findings and methanolic and ethyl acetate extracts of Psidium guajava leaves have been investigated for their anthelmintic activity against Pheretima posthuma and Ascardia galli.