Phytochemical screening and antibacterial effect of root extract of Boerhaavia diffusa L. (Family Nyctaginaceae)
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Boerhaavia 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 and methanolic extract of the roots of Boerhaavia diffusa. The result revealed the presence of alkaloid, glycoside, saponins, flavonoids, polysaccharides, steroid and tannin in both the root extracts. B. diffusa root extract possesses antimicrobial activity as the zone of inhibition was observed for both gram positive as well as gram negative bacterial strains.
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Alkaloid, Antimicrobial activity, Boerhaavia diffusa, Flavonoids, Phytochemical
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Jain, S.P., and Singh, S.C., (1994). Ethnomedical Botancial Survey of Ambikapur District, M.P. Ethnobiology in human welfare. Abstracts of the 4th International Congress of Ethnobiology, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India, 17th-21st November, 293.
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Rajpoot , K. and Mishra, R. N. (2011). Boerhaavia diffusa roots (Punarnava mool) – Review as Rasayan (Rejuvenator/ Antiaging). International Journal of Research in Pharmaceutical and Biomedical Sciences. 2 (4): 1451-1460.
Ramachandra,Y.L., Ashajyothi, C. and Rai, P. (2012). In Vitro Antibacterial Potential of Boerhaavia diffusa. IJAPBC, 1(3):420-424.
Rastogi, R.P. and Mehrotra B.N. (1993). Compendium of Indian Medicinal Plants. Lucknow and New Delhi: Central Drug Research Institute, Publications and Information Directorate. 2: 103.
Satish, S; Raveesha, K.A. and. Janardhana, G.R. (1999). Antibacterial activity of plant extracts on phytopathogenic Xanthomonas compestris Pathovars. Letters in Applied Microbiology, 28:145-147.
Sazada, S; Verma, A; Rather, A.A; Jabeen, F. and Meghvansi, M.K. (2009). Preliminary phytochemicals analysis of some important medicinal and aromatic plants. Adv. in Biol. Res., 3:188-195.
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Trease, G.E. and Evans, W.C. (1989). Pharmacognosy. 13th edn. Bailliere Tindall, London, 176-180pp.
Ujowundu, C.O; Igwe, C.U; Enemor, V.H.A; Nwaogu L.A. and Okafor, O.E. (2008). Nutritive and Anti-Nutritive Properties of Boerhaavia diffusa and Commelina nudiflora Leaves. Pakistan Journal of Nutrition, 7(1): 90-92.
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Phytochemical screening and antibacterial effect of root extract of Boerhaavia diffusa L. (Family Nyctaginaceae). (2013). Journal of Applied and Natural Science, 5(1), 221-225. https://doi.org/10.31018/jans.v5i1.310
