Antimicrobial Activity of Some Medicinal Plants from East and Central Part of Nepal

Authors

  • Bimala Subba Central Department of Chemistry, Tribhuvan University, Kirtipur, Nepal
  • Prakash Basnet Central Department of Chemistry, Tribhuvan University, Kirtipur, Nepal

Keywords:

antimicrobial, medicinal plants, zone of inhibition, multi- drug resistant

Abstract

To evaluate the antimicrobial activities of extract of eleven plants were examined against four common bacterials. The ethanolic extracts of various plants such as  Cissus repens, Hedyotis scandens, Jatropha curcas, Morus alba, Inula cappa, Equisetum ramosissimum, Osyris wightiana, Alternantheria sessilis and Hibiscus lampas  investigated individually for antimicrobial activity by disc diffusion method. These were investigated against selected species of Staphylococcus aureus, Escherichia coli, Proteus vulgaris and Klebsiella pneumoniae to find the inhibitory activities of the microbes. The ethanolic extract of C. repens showed considerably high activity against P. vulgaris, E. coli and S. aureus than other extracts.

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3126/ijasbt.v2i1.9697

Int J Appl Sci Biotechnol, Vol. 2(1): 88-92

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Published

2014-03-25

How to Cite

Subba, B., & Basnet, P. (2014). Antimicrobial Activity of Some Medicinal Plants from East and Central Part of Nepal. International Journal of Applied Sciences and Biotechnology, 2(1), 88-92. https://doi.org/10.3126/ijasbt.v2i1.9697

Issue

Vol. 2 No. 1 (2014)

Section

Research Articles: Biological Sciences

How to Cite

Subba, B., & Basnet, P. (2014). Antimicrobial Activity of Some Medicinal Plants from East and Central Part of Nepal. International Journal of Applied Sciences and Biotechnology, 2(1), 88-92. https://doi.org/10.3126/ijasbt.v2i1.9697