IN VITRO ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY OF LEAF EXTRACT OF SPHAERANTHUS INDICUS LINN

Authors

  • Rekha B Thanthai Roever College of Pharmacy, Perambalur, Tamilnadu, India - 621 212.
  • Nepolean R Thanthai Roever College of Pharmacy, Perambalur, Tamilnadu, India - 621 212.
  • Chandramohan K Thanthai Roever College of Pharmacy, Perambalur, Tamilnadu, India - 621 212.
  • Jeyavalli A Thanthai Roever College of Pharmacy, Perambalur, Tamilnadu, India - 621 212.
  • Selvakumar N Thanthai Roever College of Pharmacy, Perambalur, Tamilnadu, India - 621 212.
  • Selvakumar N Thanthai Roever College of Pharmacy, Perambalur, Tamilnadu, India - 621 212.
  • Nirmala R Thanthai Roever College of Pharmacy, Perambalur, Tamilnadu, India - 621 212.

Keywords:

Antibacterials, Doxycycline, chloroform extract.

Abstract

The antibacterial activity of chloroform and methanolic extracts of Sphaeranthus indicus Linn leaves were studied against gram – positive, gram – negative bacteria by disc diffusion method. Both the extracts exhibited antimicrobial activity.

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Published

2012-09-05