Abstract:
Kalaka chootna is one of the best medicines used to treal mukharoga , dantaroga
and galaroga. This fonnulation has been used speciaiir,, as a lacal treatmenl".
Staphylococcus aureLts and Streptococclts p1)ogetlus are main caus ative arganrsrns of
tcnsillitis. The present stuciy was designed to detennine the altibacteriai activity ol
Kalaka choorna using agar well difftision method in comparison with standard antibiotic
Amoxicillin against the Staphltlococcus o-ut"etLs (ATCC 25923) and Streptococcus
pyogeTrus (ciinical isoiate). The samples of kar.aia were prepared as two kind of decoction (4:i and 6:1), Amoxiciilin as positive control and triplicates were made for each test.
Observation was recorded by measuring the diameter of the inilibitory zones surrounding
the discs. Accorciing to the results inhibitory effect of 6:1 sailpie was significant foi
Staphylococcus aureus and Streptococcus pycget?us. According to the resuits inhibitory
effect of two sainples in different concentrated levels, it is concluded that Kalaka chcorna
has an antibacterial activity as a kavala and it was not d.ependent on the concentration
1eve1 of the decoction. Ald also it was conflrmed that the paribhasha of kavala or
gandoosha is authentic, The present stud5z of the antibacterial activity of Kalaka choorna
fonns a primary platforrn for f"rrther phytochemical and phannalologlcii sfudies to
discover new aniibiorics.
