Citation:Peiris, K.P.P., Samaranayake G.V.P., Dewasurendra, D.M.W. Microbiological Study of Indigenous Mouth Wash (Gandusha) for Periodontal Diseases, 1st International Conference and Exhibition in Indigenous Medicine – ICEIM – 2018, Organized by Indigenous Medicine, Eastern Province with the collaboration of Unit of Siddha Medicine, Trincomalee Campus, Eastern University of Sri Lanka, 4th-5th October 2018, 55pp
Date:2018
Abstract:
Gandusha is clinically effective in the management of periodontal diseases. This
study is an in-vitro analysis on determining the antimicrobial efficacy of this drug
using standard Antimicrobial Sensitivity Test against a fungal culture isolated
from a patient. The test was performed according to the Well diffusion method
having 6mm diameter wells on Sabouraud Dextrose Agar (SDA). Each well was
loaded with the test drug mixed in 20gl of sterile distilled water and fluconazole
2.5mg / ml was used as the positive control. According to the results the test drug
showed an average Inhibition Zone Diameter (IZD) Of 19mm while the positive
control showed IZD of 15mm. Therefore it can be stated that the test drug is more
effective than the positive control 2nd the isolated culture is sensitive to the test
drug as it had shown a IZD of 19mm while it is intermediate sensitive for the
positive control as 15mm comes under Intermediate sensitive range (15-18mm).
These results support the fact that the indigenous mouth wash (Gandusha) is
effective in the management of periodontal diseases
