Abstract

In today's fast going life people fail to follow proper diet and healthy lifestyle which results in to low immunity. Therefore they are suffering from different diseases and recurrent bacterial infections. In such conditions to protect the life, many antibiotics are used against the disease causing micro-organisms. But due to the increase in antimicrobial resistance (AMR) against antibiotics the health forums are looking and searching for alternatives which are scientifically validated, viable, and biocompatible. Simultaneously the world is turning towards the ancient ayurvedic wisdom. So this is the right time to research the drugs and bring it to the notice of the world about our time tested ayurvedic medicines and its scope in the treatment. In ancient ayurvedic literature many medicinal plants are described with their krimighna properties and Ajmoda is one of them. Ajmoda found all over the India, especially cultivated in Maharashtra, Punjab and Uttar Pradesh region. So it is easily available, economically affordable and non- controversial. So Ajmoda has been selected for the study. This study investigates the therapeutic scope, traditional efficacy, and modern clinical relevance of Ajmoda with special respect to its krimighna karma i.e. antimicrobial activity.