1G.H.G. Khalsa College of Pharmacy, Gurusar Sadhar, Ludhiana, Punjab, India
2Dept. of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Govt. polytechnic, Amritsar, Punjab, India
*Corresponding Author E-mail: asrpreet2007@rediffmail.com
Online published on 31 January, 2014.
Antibacterial activity of aqueous and ethanol extracts of root of Aralia racemosa was evaluated by cup plate method against bacterial strains such as Staphylococcus aureus, Bacillus subtilis, pseudomonas aeruginosa, E.coli and Micrococcus luteus using ciprofloxacin100μg/well as standard drug. The ethanol extract of root of Aralia racemosa demonstrated a high degree of activity against all the tested bacterial strains except Acinetobacter and Micrococcus luteus; where as the aqueous extract of root showed moderate activity against Staphylococcus aureus, Bacillus subtilis, pseudomonas aeruginosa and E.coli.
Antibacterial activity, Aralia racemosa, bacterial strains, cup plate method, ciprofloxacin
