IJAR - Indian Journal of Applied Research

K. Riazunnisa; U. Adilakshmamma; C. Habeeb khadri

Volume : III, Issue : XII, December - 2013

Phytochemical Analysis and In Vitro Antibacterial Activity of Soymida febrifuga (Roxb.) Juss. and Hemidesmus indicus (L.)

K. Riazunnisa, U. Adilakshmamma, C. Habeeb Khadri

Abstract :

Natural plant products are the source of most active ingredients of the medicine. The extract of many plants used in traditional medicine contain a wide range of curative agents that are used in many modern medicines. The present investigation is on phytochemical analysis and in vitro antibacterial activities of the n–butanolic extracts of Soymida feifuga and Hemidesmus indicus (L.) having ethnomedicinal uses collected from the Kadapa district were tested. The phytochemical screening of the leaf extracts revealed the presence of carbohydrates, tannins, alkaloids, flavonoids, steroids, glycosides in the two plants. In vitro antibacterial activity of the extracts was evaluated for selected major human pathogenic bacterial strains like Bacillus substilis, Escherichia coli, Klebsiella pneumonia, Proteus vulgaris, and Staphylococcus aureus by agar well diffusion method. The results of antibacterial activity revealed that the extracts showed excellent inhibitory activity against all the tested pathogens and the Soymida extract showed comparatively better activity than the other H. indicus extract. Normal 0 false false false EN–US X–NONE X–NONE