title: Screening of antibacterial potentials of some medicinal plants from Melghat forest in India.
abstract: Cyperus rotundus, Caesalpinia bonducella, Tinospora cordifolia, Gardenia gummifera, Ailanthus excelsa, Acacia arabica, Embelia ribes and Ventilago maderspatana from Melghat forest were screened for their antibacterial potential against Escherichia coli, Staphylococcus aureus, Klebsiella pneumoniae, Proteus vulgaris, Salmonella typhi, Shigella flexneri, Salmonella paratyphi, Salmonella typhimurium, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Enterobacter aerogenes by disc diffusion method. Out of these medicinal plants Caesalpinia bonducella, Gardenia gummifera and Acacia arabica showed remarkable antibacterial potential. The phytochemical analysis had showed the presence of Cardiac glycosides in all extracts (aqueous, acetone, ethanol and methanol) of Acacia arabica, Gardenia gummifera and ethanol, methanol extracts of Caesalpinia bonducella. Flavonoids were present in Gardenia gummifera, Ailanthus excelsa and acetone, methanol extracts of Acacia Arabica. Tannins and phenolic were present in Cyperus rotundus, Embelia ribes, and organic extracts of Ventilago maderspatana.
authors.affiliation: P.G. Department of Microbiology S.G.B. Amravati University, Amravati 444 602, India. diliptambekar@yahoo.com
authors.forename: D H
authors.initials: DH
authors.lastname: Tambekar
authors.forename: B S
authors.initials: BS
authors.lastname: Khante
authors.forename: B R
authors.initials: BR
authors.lastname: Chandak
authors.forename: A S
authors.initials: AS
authors.lastname: Titare
authors.forename: S S
authors.initials: SS
authors.lastname: Boralkar
authors.forename: S N
authors.initials: SN
authors.lastname: Aghadte
mesh_terms: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000494:pharmacology*; D001419:Bacteria / Q000187:drug effects; D006801:Humans; D007194:India; D008515:Medicine, Ayurvedic; D008826:Microbial Sensitivity Tests; D010936:Plant Extracts / Q000737:chemistry / Q000494:pharmacology* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D010946:Plants, Medicinal
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D010936:Plant Extracts
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