PJB-2010-447
ANTIMICROBIAL SCREENING OF SOME MEDICINAL PLANTS OF PAKISTAN
NOOR JAHAN*1, MANSOOR AHMAD2, MEHJABEEN3, M. ZIA-UL-HAQ2, S. MEHBOOB ALAM4 AND MAHMOOD QURESHI2
Abstract
Methanolic extracts of Thuja occidentalis, Vernonia anthelmintica, Dryopteris chrysocoma and Trachyspermum ammi were tested In vitro for their antibacterial and antifungal activities. Antibacterial study performed against six bacteria viz., Escherichia coli, Citrobacter, Shigella flexenari, Yersinia aldovae, Staphylococcus aureus and Pseudomonas aeruginosa indicated that has 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 significant results against different fungal strains.
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