Abstract

Medicinal plants plays vital role in curing diseases due to their antimicrobial activity against human pathogens through decades. Herbal mouthwashes are in high demand, because they act on oral pathogens and relive the pain instantly and are also less side effective. One of the most common infectious diseases encountered by many individuals is dental carries and periodontal diseases at different stages of their life time. Dental carries include the cavity formation, eruption of enamel, swollen gums, bleeding gums. Dental carries are high among children and adolescents, because they do not practice proper oral hygiene. Prepared antimicrobial Herbal Mouthwash from the solvent extract of five different herbs like Naie, Guava, Pomegranate, Dikmali and Henna that acts against the oral pathogens namely S.aureus, S. pyrogen, E. coli and C. albicans to check the antimicrobial activity by using Disc Diffusion method.The prepared Herbal Mouthwash had shown the antimicrobial activity against used test microorganisms.