Department of Botany and Research Centre, Adarsh Education Society's Arts, Commerce and Science College, Hingoli
Online published on 3 July, 2023.
Methanolic and aqueous extracts of Andrographis paniculata leaves were evaluated for antimicrobial activity against common human pathogens. It was observed that aqueous extract of Andrographis paniculata was more effective in inhibiting all the five test pathogens with zone of inhibition ranging between 33 mm and 50 mm as compared to methanolic leaf extract (15 to 38 mm). The results indicated that the methanolic and aqueous leaf extracts of A. paniculata might be exploited as natural drug for the treatment of several infectious diseases caused by these organisms.
Andrographis paniculata, Methanolic Extract, Aqueous extract, Antimicrobial activity
