Studies on the Antimicrobial activity of medicinal plants against selected Human pathogens
Varsha M. Chaudhari1*, Vedant J. Jaiswal2, Kajal A. Patil2, Pallavi G. Patil2 and Dipika D. More2
1*Department of Microbiology, P.S.G.V.P.M’s S. I. Patil Arts, G.B. Patel Science and STCO-OP KVS Commerce College, Shahada, Dist-Nandurbar-425 409 (India) 2Department of Microbiology, P.S.G.V.P.M’s S. I. Patil Arts, G.B. Patel Science and STCO-OP KVS Commerce College, Shahada, Dist-Nandurbar-425 409 (India) Corresponding Author Email: varsharaj2913@gmail.com
ABSTRACT
The antimicrobial activity of some selected medicinal plants from the local area was investigated on some bacterial strains like Staphylococcus aureus, Bacillus, Escherichia coli, and Pseudomonas. Leaf and stem parts of the plants were extracted in different solvents like Ethanol, Methanol, Chloroform, and Dimethyl sulfoxide. The in vitro antibacterial activity was performed by the agar disc diffusion method. The most susceptible Gram-positive bacteria was found to be Staphylococcus aureus, while the most susceptible Gramnegative bacteria was Escherichia coli. The maximum activity was observed with Hibiscus rosa-sinensis L, and Lemon (Citrus Limon (L.) Osbeck) plants as compared to Krushna Tulasi (Ocimum tenuiflorum L.).