Antibacterial study of Lavandula bipinnata O. Ktze

Lavandula bipinnata O. Ktze. is a common medicinal plant. It is known to cure Diarrhoea, rheumatism, decayed tooth, and stings or bites of poisonous insects. In the present study whole plant of Lavandula bipinnata were shade dried, powdered and extacts were made by soxhlet extractor. Antibacterial efficiency were examined using distilled water, Methanol, Ethanol, Acetone, Chloroform as solvents and tested against three human pathogenic bacteria like Staphylococcus aereus, Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Escherichia coli. among these extracts, Ethanol, Acetone, Methanol extract showed antibacterial activity against Staphylococcus aereus, and Escherichia coli. Pseudomonas aeruginosa not shown antibacterial activity. The organic extract of Lavandula bipinnata O. Ktze. could be a possible source to obtain new and effective herbal medicine to treat infections. Antibacterial activity index for each tested extracts has been calculated.

Author(s): Salve S. D. and Bhuktar A. S

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