Triphla, a combination of three tropical fruits preparation comprised of equal parts of Terminalia chebula, Emblica officinalis and Terminalia bellirica, which gently promotes internal detoxification of all conditions of stagnation and improving digestion and assimilation. The aqueous extracts of fruits of these plants were prepared and antibacterial activities were tested by agar well diffusion method against two enteric bacterial pathogens such as Escherichia coli and Staphylococcus aureus. The aqueous fruit extracts of all the three plants were found to be antibacterial to both the bacterial pathogens tested. The aqueous fruit extract of T. chebula showed maximum antibacterial activity followed by T. bellirica and E. officinalis .Thus it can be suggested that daily intake of Triphla may control enteric infections in human beings.
Triphla, Antibacterial activities, Terminalia chebula, Terminalia bellirica, Emblica officinalis
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