Antibacterial activity of some folklore medicinal plants from South India. 2008

M Jaya Prakash Goud, and A Komraiah, and K Narasimha Rao, and A Ragan, and V S Raju, and M A Singara Charya
Department of Microbiology, Kakatiya University-506009, India. jp_muthyala@yahoo.co.in

Antibacterial activity and phytochemical tests of eight whole plant methanol extracts belonging to family Euphorbiaceae were evaluated. In agar well diffusion assay the diameter of inhibition zones ranged from 3-13 mm. Phyllanthus emblica showed maximum activity of 13 mm. The MIC and MBC observed were 30-140 mcg/ml and 40-160 mcg/ml, respectively. P. piscatorum and P. emblica showed the lowest MIC (30 mcg/ml), P. emblica the lowest MBC (40 mcg/ml) and thus an effective inhibitor of the tested bacteria. Alkaloids, saponins and tannins were detected in 7 out of 8 tested plants.

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