Volume : IV, Issue : II, February - 2014

in vitro Antimicrobial and Antioxidant Potential of Aqueous Extract of Common Medicinal Plants.

Sonika Kapoor

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Traditional uses of plants have led to the investigation of their bioactive compounds resulting in significant number of remedial properties. They can serve the purpose without any side effect that is often associated with synthetic microbials. The present work has been conducted on aqueous leaf extracts of Stevia rebaundiana, Withania somnifera, Ocimum sanctum, Emblica officinalis and Azadirachta indica to determine their antimicrobial activity against both gram positive and negative strains as well as their antioxidant potential. The maximum anti- microbial activity was found to be of E. officinalis (16 mm) followed by W. somnifera (14 mm), A. indica (12 mm) and S. rebaundiana (10 mm) while O. sanctum (8 mm) was found to be least active. The maximum hydroxyl radical scavenging activity was of Stevia 94% whereas Tulsi showed significant rise in reducing power with increase in concentration.

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Sonika Kapoor in vitro Antimicrobial and Antioxidant Potential of Aqueous Extract of Common Medicinal Plants. Indian Journal of Applied Research, Vol.IV, Issue. II

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