摘要：AbstractObjectiveTheIllicium verumis an evergreen Chinese plant, from which a culinary spice named star anise is obtained and is predominantly used in Asian countries. Besides its flavor, it possess high medicinal value.Illicium verumpossesses good antimicrobial properties and in the past utilized to treat versatile ailments of microbial origin.Illicium verumis commonly known as star anise.MethodsThis study is an attempt to resurrect the ancient forgotten traditional spiceIllicium verumby analyzing its essential oils (EOs) for the phyto-biochemical properties using GC–MS, IR studies and various standard biochemical tests to record the presence of the chemical compounds based on its test reactions and also to measure its anti-microbial vulnerability testing towards the MRSA clinical isolates, by deploying the standard anti-microbial assay in the aseptic microbiological laboratory conditions.ResultsThe data procured from the standard antimicrobial assay ofIllicium verumessential oil were compared with that of the standard antibiotic e-strips towards the same set of MRSA clinical isolates. The antimicrobial assay test results ofIllicium verumessential oil against the clinical isolates of the MRSA showed promising results when compared to that of standard antibiotic e-strips. The results showed that all the MRSA clinical isolates were susceptible to the tested drug with inhibition zone diameter ranging from 18 mm to 28 mm (Mean 24.05 mm). The MBC and MIC results confirmed that the tested extract was potent against the highly virulent Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) clinical isolates with MBC and MIC of 0.97 µg/mL and 0.70 µg/mL, which was lower compared to MBC and MIC values of the standard antibiotics.ConclusionThe results obtained from this study is a motivation to rediscover the ancient phytochemical compounds as an added asset to the standard available drugs in dealing with the upcoming hazardous diseases and pandemics. Thus, it relishes us to perform more of such studies to enhance the phyto-pharmacological industry.
