| Pak. J. Bot., 43(3): 1773-1775, 2011. | Back to Contents | ||||
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ANTIMICROBIAL SCREENING OF
SOME PLANTS OF
MEDICINAL IMPORTANCE
Abstract: Methanolic extracts of Solanum nigrum (leaves and seeds of both
black and red varieties), Elettaria cardamomum
Cuscuta
reflexa
and
Cinnamomum camphora were tested in vitro for their
antibacterial and antifungal activities. Antibacterial study performed
against six bacteria viz., Escherichia coli, Citrobacter, Shigella
flexenari, Staphylococcus aureus, Pseudomonas aeruginosa and
Yersinia aldovae indicated that investigated plants have potent
activity against all microorganisms. The antifungal activity of these
extracts was performed against six fungi, viz., Saccharomyces
cereviciae, Aspergillus parasiticus, Trichophyton rubrum,
Macrophomina, Fusarium solani and Candida albicans. The
extracts showed moderate as well as significant activity against
different fungal strains. 1*Department of Pharmacology, Federal Urdu University of Arts, Science & Technology, Karachi-75300, Pakistan 2Department of Pharmacognosy, University of Karachi, Karachi-75270, Pakistan 3Department of Pharmacology, Dow University of Health Sciences Karachi, Pakistan 4Department of Pharmacology, Jinnah Post Graduate Medical Center Karachi 5Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, University of Punjab, Pakistan 1*Corresponding author: jabeenm15@yahoo.com |
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