Phytochemical screening and Antibacterial activity of Aerva lanata L.

Karthikeyan Elangovan; Arunkumar Sathasivam; Rajasekaran Rajendran

Volume : IV, Issue : IX, September - 2015

Phytochemical screening and Antibacterial activity of Aerva lanata L.

Karthikeyan Elangovan, Arunkumar Sathasivam, Rajasekaran Rajendran

Abstract :

Aerva lanata L is the most important Indian medicinal plant used in the treatment of various diseases. The phytochemical studies on the plate leaf extract showed that, alkaloids, Terpenoids, Cardiac glycosides, saponin, tannins and flavonoids were presented. The antibacterial activity of distilled water, acetone and methanol of Aerva lanata L leaves were tested on five different pathogenic bacteria. The zones of inhibition ranged between 16 mm to 23 mm for bacterial pathogens. Extracts made in methanol was found to be effective against most of the organisms.