Extraction and Characterization of Bioactive medical textile fabrics using Arisaema Consanguineum (AC) plant root extract

This study examined the application of bioactive medicinal plants of Arisaema Consanguineum (CA) species to textile finishes and the functionality of fabrics treated with ethanolic extracts from the root extract of the A. Consanguineum plant. The qualitative phytochemical screening method is applied to the extract to observe the presence of some chemical constituents responsible for the bioactivity of the extract. The result shows the presence of terpenoids/steroids, tannin, alkaloid, flavonoid, saponin, carbohydrate, phenolic and volatile oils in the extract. Antibacterial activity was significant in the order of A. Consanguineum plant root extract. Antibacterial activity of cotton fabrics treated with A. Consanguineum plant root extract was found to be effective against E. coli and S. aureus. S. aureus, on the other hand, was more inhibited before and after washing than E. coli. The fabric treated at low concentrations (10%) has good, substantial antibacterial activity, but the sample treated at high doses (20%) has major antibacterial activity. As a result, ethanolic A. Consanguineum plant root extract is suggested as a bioactive, eco-friendly antibacterial finish. The FTIR result spectra confirmed the existence of alcohols, phenols, ethers, aromatics, polysaccharides and polyphenols, and alkyl halides in the extract. As a result of this study, the thermal stability of treated cotton fabric is estimated lifetime of medical components. From the observed results, higher decomposition was observed between 130-250 ^o C. Tensile strength and air permeability of the untreated fabrics are slightly higher than those of the treated fabrics without affecting the functional properties of the fabrics.