Phytochemical and antimicrobial evaluation of Abrus precatorius L.

Medicinal plants play an important role in the discovery of novel drugs used in modern medicine. The medicinal plant Abrus precatorius. L whole plant possesses the wide range of medicinal properties which were confirmed through literature reviews. The present study was to determine the plant extracts have antimicrobial activities and also to check whether their phytochemical constituents responsible for said activities. This study involves the preliminary phytochemical screening separation and identification of compounds. The plant extracts were subjected to test the antimicrobial activity by disc diffusion method. The phytochemical screening of plant extract showed the presence of alkaloids, glycosides, flavonoids, phenols and other phytochemical compounds than antimicrobial activities.

Author(s): A Zahir Hussain and S Kumaresan

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