Abstract

PHYTOCHEMICAL SCREENING AND IN VITRO ANTIBACTERIAL STUDIES OF COCCINIA GRANDIS (L.) VOIGT

Arulraj S*, S. John Britto, Mariat George, Ignace Kindo and Emasushan Minj

Abstract

Many traditional medicines in use are derived from medicinal plants, minerals and organic matter. In recent years, there is an upward trend in the use of medicinal plants especially from the traditional systems of medicine. In traditional medicine Coccinia grandis is a well-known a household remedy for various diseases. The whole plant act as a storehouse of pharmacological activities like analgesic, antipyretic, anti-inflammatory, antimicrobial, antiulcer, antidiabetic, antioxidant, hypoglycemic, hepatoprotective, antimalarial, antidyslipidemic, anticancer, antitussive, mutagenic. The present study highlights the phytocompounds from FTIR, GCMS and focus on antibacterial activities of C. grandis.

Keywords: C. grandis, phytochemical, GCMS, FT-IR, antibacterial.