Abstract

IN VITRO ANTIMICROBIAL POTENTIAL OF BOERHAVIA DIFFUSA LEAF EXTRACT ON PATHOGENIC ORGANISM

Komal Gujar* and Kiran Billore

Abstract

Boerhavia diffusa belonging to the family of the Nyctaginaceae is mainly a diffused perennial herbaceous creeping weed of India. The present study deals with the investigation of phytochemical analysis and evaluation of the antimicrobial activity of the aqueous, acetone+water and methanolic extract of the Boerhavia diffusa leaf extract. The result revealed the presence of phytic acid, saponins, phenolics, trypsin inhibitor and tannin in leaf extracts. The leaf extract of Boerhavia diffusa possesses antimicrobial activity as the zone of inhibition was observed in gram negative bacterial strains. The aim of the present study was to evaluate the qualitative analysis of phytochemicals and antimicrobial activity of various solvent extracts of Boerhavia diffusa (Family: Nyctaginaceae) leaves.

Keywords: Antibacterial, Boerhavia diffusa, inhibition zones, medicinal plants, Nyctaginaceae.