* Ganga Ayurvedic Medical College, Kolhapur, M.S.
** Dean, Yashwant Ayurvedic College, P.G. Training and Research Centre. Kodoli-416114 M.S.
Department of Botany, The New College, Kolhapur-416012, M.S.
In vitro screening of antibacterial properties of root, stem and bark of Zanthoxylum rhetsa (Roxb) DC in alcoholic and acetone extract were carried out. Alcoholic and acetone extracts of bark and stem showed antibacterial properties against Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Staphylococcus aureus, Salmonella typhimarium, Bacillus megatarium and Escherchia coli. Root extract revealed less anti bacterial properties as compared to bark and stem extracts.
Anti bacterial properties, Zanthoxylum rhetsa, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Staphylococcus aureus, Salmonella typhimarium, Bacillus megatarium, Escherchia coli
