Abstract

PHYTOCHEMICAL SCREENING AND ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY OF Aerva Lanata IN POLAR AND NON POLAR SOLVENTS

Packialakshmi N.* and Sudharsan B.

Abstract

Aerva lanata is a medicinal plant has been used as a folk medicine to urinary problems, diarrhea, and toothache and erect or prostate. The aim of this study deals with the investigation of antibacterial activity present in the leaves, flower and stem extract obtained by analytical standard polar and non- polar solvents. The antibacterial properties against some pathogenic gram positive and gram negative bacteria. The minimum zone of inhibition was found in Bacillus subtilis, E.coli and Pseudomonas aeruginosa. The maximum zone of inhibition was found in Proteus mirabilis and S.aureus. The leaf, flower and stem extract of Aerva lanata were evaluated for phytochemical screening to identify the active compounds.

Keywords: Aerva lanata, Phytochemical screening, Antibacterial activity.