Abstract

ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY OF NERIUM INDICUM

Mukul Tailang* and Arig Attia Alyaseir

Abstract

Present investigations are aimed towards the antimicrobial activity of ethanolic and aqueous extracts of Nerium indicum against Klebsiella pneumonia, Staphylococcus aureus and Streptococcus pyogenes. The investigation reveals that the alcoholic extract of Nerium indicum possess a strong antimicrobial activity against these organisms with a maximum zone of inhibition of 34 mm with Streptococcus pyogenes, 23 mm with Staphylococcus aureus and 22 mm with Klebsiella pneumonia in 100 mg of alcoholic extract impregnated discs. The results were compared with Chlorampnenicol impregnated discs. Present investigations reveal the antimicrobial potential of Nerium indicum which is freely available plant in Libya and may be explored as an alternative for the treatment of many microbial infections.

Keywords: Nerium indicum, Chlorampnenicol, microbial infections.