Abstract

PHYTOCHEMICAL, IN VITRO ANTIBACTERIAL AND ANTIFUNGAL ANALYSIS OF LEAF EXTRACTS OF SOLANUM ERIANTHUM D. DON

Sirajudeen .J and Muneer Ahamath .J*

Abstract

The role of natural products as a source for remedies has been recognized since the beginning of mankind. Nevertheless, a minority of folkloric used medicinal plants have been evaluated for their pharmacological activities. The purpose of this study is to evaluate the in vitro antimicrobial, antifungal and phytochemical analysis of the medicinal plant of Solanum erianthum D. Don. Antibacterial activity in S. erianthum was performed for six organisms. The highest performance is seen in Bacillus cereus with 40μg concentrations and is higher than the control. Antifungal activity in S. erianthum was performed with six organisms. The highest activity is seen in Botrytis cinera and the activity is higher the control. The phytochemical analysis was carried out for the solvents Acetone, Ethyl acetate and Hydro alcohol solvent extracts. More constituents are found in hydro alcohol extracts. The constituents alkaloids, flavonoids, phenols, saponin, tannin and carbohydrates are seen in hydro alcohol extract.

Keywords: Solanum erianthum D.Don, Phytochemical, Anti-bacterial, and Anti-fungal.