<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">Stems and roots of <italic>Salacia</italic> genus plants have been used as a specific remedy for early-stage diabetes, and one of the four sulphonium sulphates, salacinol is the compound responsible for the anti-diabetic activity. <italic>Salacia</italic> is prone to microbial contamination and insect infestation; hence, methods to estimate the microbial load in such plants will enhance its nutritional value. This paper highlights the novel use of Soleris® to quantify microbes of all types, namely bacteria, yeasts, molds, and coliforms in herbal extracts. The microbial analysis results obtained with Soleris® test vial have been compared with the conventional method, and the results indicate that Soleris® is equally efficient as the conventional method and in fact displays several advantages over the traditional method. The Soleris® method is a real time monitoring system that is highly sensitive, user-friendly, and environmentally friendly since it generates very little biomedical waste and saves a large amount of time. The data presented here demonstrate that for highly contaminated samples, results are available within 24 h. For yeasts and molds, the Soleris® method produces results in 48 h, thus offering considerable time savings compared to other commonly used methods.</abstract>

Stems and roots of Salacia genus plants have been used as a specific remedy for early-stage diabetes, and one of the four sulphonium sulphates, salacinol is the compound responsible for the anti-diabetic activity. Salacia is prone to microbial contamination and insect infestation; hence, methods to estimate the microbial load in such plants will enhance its nutritional value. This paper highlights the novel use of Soleris® to quantify microbes of all types, namely bacteria, yeasts, molds, and coliforms in herbal extracts. The microbial analysis results obtained with Soleris® test vial have been compared with the conventional method, and the results indicate that Soleris® is equally efficient as the conventional method and in fact displays several advantages over the traditional method. The Soleris® method is a real time monitoring system that is highly sensitive, user-friendly, and environmentally friendly since it generates very little biomedical waste and saves a large amount of time. The data presented here demonstrate that for highly contaminated samples, results are available within 24 h. For yeasts and molds, the Soleris® method produces results in 48 h, thus offering considerable time savings compared to other commonly used methods.

Benefits of Soleris® over the Conventional Method for Enumeration of Microbial Load in <italic>Salacia</italic> Herbal Extract

Polish Journal of Microbiology

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Benefits of Soleris over the Conventional Method for Enumeration of Microbial Load in  Herbal Extract

Stems and roots of Salacia genus plants have been used as a specific remedy for early-stage diabetes, and one of the four sulphonium sulphates, salacinol is...

Benefits of Soleris^® over the Conventional Method for Enumeration of Microbial Load in Salacia Herbal Extract

Article Category: original-paper

Published Online: Dec 27, 2020

Page range: 453 - 462

Received: Jul 18, 2020

Accepted: Oct 08, 2020

DOI: https://doi.org/10.33073/pjm-2020-048

Keywords
salacinol, microbial load, bacteria, yeasts, herbals

© 2020 Sadanand Yewale et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

Benefits of Soleris® over the Conventional Method for Enumeration of Microbial Load in Salacia Herbal Extract

Article Category: original-paper

Published Online: Dec 27, 2020

Page range: 453 - 462

Received: Jul 18, 2020

Accepted: Oct 08, 2020

DOI: https://doi.org/10.33073/pjm-2020-048

Keywordssalacinol, microbial load, bacteria, yeasts, herbals

© 2020 Sadanand Yewale et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

Benefits of Soleris^® over the Conventional Method for Enumeration of Microbial Load in Salacia Herbal Extract

Keywords
salacinol, microbial load, bacteria, yeasts, herbals