Citation:Madumali, M.G.B., Wickramarachchi, W.J., Karunarathna, E.D.C. and Sudesh, A.D.H. (2017). An analytical study on the antimicrobial activity of Visarpahara Tailaya against Candida albicans and Staphylococcus aureus. Salakya Sandipani, Department of Shalya Shalakya,Gampaha Wickramarachchi Ayurveda Institute,University of Kelaniya,Sri Lanka.p 127.
Date:2017
Abstract:
Visarpahara Tailaya is a herbo-mineral preparation recommended to use clinically in the
management of eczema, scabies, itches and other types of skin diseases mainly caused by
bacteria and fungi. This study was conducted to determine the antimicrobial activity of this drug
using the standard Antimicrobial Sensitivity Test against Staphylococcus aureus and Candida
albicans. The test was performed according to the Well diffusion Method having 6 mm diameter
wells on Mueller Hinton Agar (MHA) for S. aureus and Sabouraud Dextrose Agar (SDA) for C.
albicans. As the positive controls, Amoxicillin 10mg/ml was used for S.aureus and Fluconazole
2.5mg /ml for C. albicans. According to the results, the test drug showed an average Inhibition
Zone Diameter (IZD) of 12mm for S. aureus and 17mm for C. albicans while the positive
controls showed 51mm and 25mm respectively .These results show that the test drug
Visarpahara Thailaya is effective for both test organisms with an increased effectiveness for
C.albicans compared to S. aureus. Therefore, it is concluded that Visarpahara Tailaya can be
effectively used in the management of C. albicans while it is less effective for S. aureus.
