• Jayasheela R
• Jerry Heison Robert S
• PADMLATHA
• RANJITSINGH AJ A
• N0

From prehistoric times, people have used the rhizomes of the sedge grass as a famine food. It is nutritive and stops dental caries and enteric illness. Many Vibrio cholerae isolates are moving towards drug resistance, so searching for alternate medicine from the plant kingdom is in progress. Hence, the food cum medicinal plant Cypreus rotundus rhizomes extracts was tested for anti-vibrio activity. The methanol and aqueous extract of the rhizomes of C.rotundus was tested against V.cholerae. The methanol extracts of C.rotundus were effective in inhibiting the growth of V.cholerae.The MIC value of the extract was 0.30 mg/ml for V.cholerae, and for Neomycin, it was 0.20 mg/ml. At a test concentration, 100 ul selected from the 100mg/ml stock concentration showed a maximum diameter of zone of inhibition [20.33 ± 0.33 mm] . When compared to aqueous extract, methanol extract was highly inhibitory in action. Further study is needed to identify the bioactive compounds and to rejuvenate the food value.

Cholera,Cypreus,Vibrio , MIC value, Antibacterial activity, Famine food

"A Famine food, Rhizomes of Cyperus rotundus with anti-cholera activity- An invitro study", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.9, Issue 1, page no.d535-d543, January-2022, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2201367.pdf

"A Famine food, Rhizomes of Cyperus rotundus with anti-cholera activity- An invitro study", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.9, Issue 1, page no. ppd535-d543, January-2022, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2201367.pdf