Volume : 2, Issue : 6, June - 2013

Antimicrobial Activity of Steamed Lime and Honey Remedy against Streptococcus pneumonia

Amar Preet Kaur, Sivananthan Manoharan, Nik Elena Nik Mohamed

Abstract :

This study was conducted to determine the antimicrobial activity of steamed lime and honey against Streptococcus pneumonia. The inhibition zone of pure steamed honey concoction against Streptococcus pneumoniae ATCC 49619 was 17.75 mm and the pure steamed lime was 26.5 mm. The combination of both pure steamed honey and lime was 25.25 mm. The concoction have shown that the antimicrobial activity of pure steamed lime and honey remedy highly significant and compare favorably with the effect of steamed pure lime alone and pure steamed honey against the Streptococcus pneumoniae. The dilution exhibit mild outcome against Streptococcus pneumoniae ATCC 49619.