Antibacterial Activity of Sea Buckthorn (Hippophae rhamnoides L.) against Pathogenic Microbes

Sea buckthorn (Hippophae rhamnoides L.) is a unique and valuable plant and has recently gained worldwide attention mainly for its medicinal and nutritional potential. It is a thorny bush with yellow-orange pearl shaped fruits and has a high content of vitamins, minerals, natural antioxidants and omega-3,6 fatty acids.Doses of 2 mg/ml, 4 mg/ml and 6 mg/mlof aqueous extract of plant berry powder were evaluated against Gram positive and Gram negative microbes by usingdisc diffusion and agar well diffusion method. The zone of inhibition was compared with the standard drugs vancomycin andKanamycin(30 µg/ml). It was concluded that the aqueous extract of berry powder has antibacterial activity, which may be used to preventvarious diseases and can be incorporated in human and animal diet.