title: Antimicrobial properties of roots of medicinal plants.
abstract: Antibacterial properties of hexane, chloroform and aqueous extracts of roots of Acorus calamus, Aristolochia indica, Cyperus rotundus, Desmodium gangeticum, Holostemma ada- kodien and Kaempferia galanga, used in the traditional medicine were studied on Bacillus pumilis and Eschericia coli by disc diffusion method.
authors.affiliation: Dept of Plant Biology and Plant Bio-technology, PSGR Krishnammal College for Women, Coimbatore - 4, Tamil Nadu, India.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Sini
authors.forename: N S
authors.initials: NS
authors.lastname: Malathy