Biological activity of aqueous extract of some medicinal plants

In the study aimed at evaluating of antimicrobial activity of aqueous extracts of nine medicinal plants collected from Beed district, which is used widely as traditional medicine in treatment. The study carried-out to evaluate the potential antimicrobial activity against to five types of bacteria (Staphylococcusaureus, Salomellatyphimurium, Proteus vulglaris, Psedomanasaeruginosaand B.megaterium) of aqueous extracts from nine different plant samples (Feronialimonia, Bauhinia racemosa, Pongamiapinnata, Dalbeagiasissoo, Terminaliaarjuna, Ailanthus excelsa, Morindatinctoria, Moringaoleifera, Cordiadichotoma).Cylinder plate or cup plate method was performed to assess the antimicrobial activity of aqueous extract. The obtained results showed a potential effect as maximum zone of inhibition 10mm against B.megaterium and P.vulgaris.

Author(s): Ghumare Pramila, Jirekar D. B, Mazahar Farooqui and Naikwade S. D.

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