Forest Protection Division, Tropical Forest Research Institute, Jabalpur, (M.P.), India
Research Article
Antibacterial Effect of Pongamia pinnata Leaf Extract against Some Human Pathogenic Bacteria
Author(s): Aviral Asaiya*, Diwyansh Raj and Chokhelal Prajapati
Medicinal plants play an important role in the discovery of novel drugs used in modern medicine. The medicinal plant Pongamia pinnata leaf possesses the wide range of medicinal properties which were confirmed through literature reviews. The leaves of the Pongamia pinnata have been used for the medicinal purposes since ancient time research has suggested that Pongamia pinnata leaf extracts have antimicrobial properties. The present study was to determine its leaves have any antibacterial activity leaf aqueous extract were screened for against different species of human pathogens, Chromobacterim violaceum, Citrobacter frendii, Staphylococcus aureus and Micrococcus luteus. The activity of leaf aqueous extracts was measured by agar well diffusion method. Nutrient Agar Media (NAM) was prepared for growth of bacteria strains.. View more»