Evaluation of antimicrobial efficacy of some medici nal plants
Abstract Medicinal plants are finding use as pharmaceuticals, nutraceuticals, cosmetics and food supplements. Even as traditional source of medicine s and they continue to play pivotal rule. Ethanolic extract of three medicinal plants viz., Acalypha indica, Ricinus communis andEuphorbia hirtawere evaluated for there therapeutic potential as antimicrobial agent against six standard organisms 3 bacteria (Klebsiela pneumoniae, Salmonella typhi, Pseudomonas aeruginosa) and 3 fungi (Aspergillus flavus, Fusarium oxysporium, Penicillium chrysogenum) by using Filter Paper Disc Method. Antimicrobial efficacy of callus cultures of E. hirtawith inhibition zone of 16 mm was found to highest against F. oxysporium(Fungus) and in A. indica with inhibition zone of 27 mm was found to maximum against K. pneumoniae(Bacteria). Contrary, in in vivoanalysis of antimicrobial efficacy of A. indicawith inhibition zone of 15 mm were found to highest against P. chrysogenum(Fungus) and E. hirtawith ...