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| Title: | In vitro evaluation of antibacterial activity of crude extracts of Ficus benghalensis Linn., the banyan tree leaves |
| Authors: | Koona, Saradha Jyothi
Rao, B Subba |
| Keywords: | Ficus benghalensis
Banyan Tree
Antibacterial
Gram-negative bacteria
Agar-well diffusion |
| Issue Date: | Jun-2012 |
| Publisher: | NISCAIR-CSIR, India |
| IPC Code: | Int. cl. (2011.01)-A61K 36/00, A61P 31/04 |
| Abstract: | The antibacterial activity of Ficus
benghalensis Linn., the
banyan tree, leaves was tested on bacterial pathogens of humans. Hexane,
chloroform and methanol extracts were used for the
study of antibacterial activity by agar well diffusion method.
The methanol extract showed higher antibacterial activity in
comparison to the other two solvents. Relatively higher minimum inhibitory
concentration was obtained with methanol extract
for Klebsiella pneumoniae and Micrococcus luteus; however,
less inhibitory effect was noted for chloroform and hexane
extracts. Gram-negative bacteria were more susceptible than Gram-positive.
Present study validates the traditional use of
banyan leaves in medicine. |
| Page(s): | 281-284 |
| CC License: |  CC Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 2.5 India |
| ISSN: | 0976-0512 (Online); 0976-0504 (Print) |
| Source: | IJNPR Vol.3(2) [June 2012]
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