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Nyctanthes arbor-tristis Linn. is widely used in the traditional medicinal systems of India. It possesses hepatoprotective, antileishmonial and antiallergic, antiviral and antifungal activities. The petroleum ether, ethanol and water extract of stem, root, flowers, seeds and leaves of the plant were screened for the antibacterial activity against Escherichia coli, Bacillus subtilis, Staphylococcus aureus and Klebsiella pneumomiae by using well diffusion method. The results were compared with reference antibiotic ampicillin. The water extract of root shows minimum inhibition zone (IO mm) against S. aureus and B.subtilis and petroleum ether extract of leaves against E.coli and ethanolic extract showed the maximum activity againnst S. aureus and B. subtilis.
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Ahmad, I., Mehmood, Z., Mohammed, F., 1998 Screening of some Indian medicinal plants for their antimicrobial properties. Journal of Ethnopharmacology, 62: 183-193. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/S0378-8741(98)00055-5
Ahmad, I. and Beg, A.Z., 2001. Antimicrobial and phytochemical studies on 45 Indian medicinal plants against multi-drug resistant human pathogens. Journal of Ethnopharmacology, 74: 113-123. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/S0378-8741(00)00335-4
Badam, L., Rao, T.L.G., Andwaghu, V., 1987 In vitro: Antimalarial activity of fresh leaf juice of Nyctanthes arbor-tristis (Linn.). Indian Journal of Parasitology, 1(1): 13-14.
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Chitravanshi,V.C.,Ghoshal, Singh, A.P., Prasad, B.N.K., Srivastava, V. and Tandan, J.S., 1992. Therapeutic action of Nyctanthes arbor-tristis L., Against caecal amoebiasis of rat. International Journal of Pharmacognosy, 30: 71-75. DOI: https://doi.org/10.3109/13880209209054637
Prabhat, Navneet, and Shrikrishna, 2005 Antimicrobial activity of apamarga (A aspera). Indian Academy of Science Letters, 28(11-12): 379-381.
Prabhat, Navneet and Shri Krishna, 2005 Antibacterial activity of Mimusops elengi (Bakul). Environmental Conservation Journal, 6(2): 59-61.
Prabhat and Navneet, 2007. Antibacterial activity of medicinal plants against dental Infections. Medicinal plants: Conservation, Cultivation and Utilization (ed. Book). Daya Publishing house, New Delhi. pp: 139•146.
Puri, A., Saxena, R., Saxena, R.P, Saxena, K.C. Srivastava, V. and Tandan, J.S., 1994 Immunostimulant activity of Nyctanthes arbor-tristis (L) Journal of Ethnopharmacology, 42: 31-32. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/0378-8741(94)90020-5
Suresh, K. and Chauhan, K.K., 1992. A study of antimicrobial activity of Calotropis procera leaf extracts. Geobi0s., 19: 135-137.