Volume : III, Issue : VI, June - 2014

Comparative analysis of antibacterial activity of two therapeutically active plants

Varalakshmi S

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Traditionally, the leaf extracts of Achyranthes aspera and seed extracts of Calophyllum inophyllum are used in treating wounds and infectious diseases. Antibacterial activity of these plant extracts prepared in different solvents such as water, ethanol and hexane is assessed by disc diffusion method against 6 human pathogenic bacteria such as Escherichia coli, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Staphylococcus aureus, Klebsiella pneumoniae, Enterbacter aerogens, and Salmonella typhi. All the extracts of both plants showed a wide range of bactericidal activity with the zone of inhibition ranging from 11mm to 17mm in diameter. Maximum inhibition was observed in hexane extracts of these plant parts. This study could boost up the optimism of the scientists about the future of phytomedicine.

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Varalakshmi S Comparative analysis of antibacterial activity of two therapeutically active plants International Journal of Scientific Research, Vol.III, Issue.VI June 2014

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