Department of Pharmacy, OPJS University, Churu (Rajasthan)
Online published on 27 February, 2018.
In the light of late issues of numerous drug resistance and intractable microbial diseases, the need to discover new substances with antimicrobial properties winds up plainly correlated. The present work encompasses the screening of aqueous and methanol/ethanol extracts of 108 plant species randomly collected, for their antibacterial property against a wide array of microorganisms. Further, the most active plant extracts indicating best antibacterial activity were screened for antifungal activity. The most encouraging plant extract was chosen for facilitate phytochemical and pharmacological activities. This is in pursuance of the endeavors to search for drugs from plants and the verification of the logical basis of some known practices in traditional medicine.
