Pharmacognostical, phytochemical and antimicrobial studies on the leaves ofLantana camara Linn.

[摘要] Lantana Camara. is a common weed that grow abundantly in our surround, however the weed used traditionally for many ailments like Malaria, Epilepsy, Dysentery, Eczema etc. During our experiment the pharmacognostical study was done for the identification from the adulterants where as the phytochemical study reveals it contains many phytoconstituents like alkaloids, glycosides, flavanoids, tannins etc. The anti-microbial activity of the petroleum ether, methanolic extract and water extract of Lantana Camara were investigated.. During the study the MIC value and zone of inhibition of bacteria and fungi were compared to standard drug ciprofloxacin and Fluconazole respectively. Petroleum ether and Methanolic extract of Lantana camara only when compared with Standard drug the activities were less potent but can be useful if explored either alone or in combination with other antimicrobial agents.

[学科分类] 药理学