title: Evaluation of antibacterial activity of Asparagus racemosus willd. root.
abstract: Different concentrations (50, 100, 150 microg/mL) of the methanol extract of the roots of Asparagus racemosus Willd. showed considerable in vitro antibacterial efficacy against Escherichia coli, Shigella dysenteriae, Shigella sonnei, Shigella flexneri, Vibrio cholerae, Salmonella typhi, Salmonella typhimurium, Pseudomonas putida, Bacillus subtilis and Staphylococcus aureus. The effects produced by the methanol extract were compared with chloramphenicol.
authors.affiliation: Division of Pharmacognosy, Department of Pharmaceutical Technology, Faculty of Engineering and Technology, Jadavpur University, Calcutta - 700 032, India. abhi@juphys.ernet.in
authors.forename: S C
authors.initials: SC
authors.lastname: Mandal
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Nandy
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Pal
authors.forename: B P
authors.initials: BP
authors.lastname: Saha
mesh_terms: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000494:pharmacology*; D001419:Bacteria / Q000187:drug effects*; D004926:Escherichia coli / Q000187:drug effects; D019668:Liliaceae; D008826:Microbial Sensitivity Tests; D010936:Plant Extracts / Q000494:pharmacology; D018517:Plant Roots; D011549:Pseudomonas / Q000187:drug effects; D012475:Salmonella / Q000187:drug effects; D012760:Shigella / Q000187:drug effects; D013210:Staphylococcus / Q000187:drug effects; D014734:Vibrio cholerae / Q000187:drug effects
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D010936:Plant Extracts