Asian Journal of Pharmacy and Technology
  • Year: 2011
  • Volume: 1
  • Issue: 2

Antimicrobial Studies on Selected Medicinal Plants (Coleus amboinicus, Phyla nodiflora and Vitex negundo)

  • Author:
  • R. Malathi1, A. Cholarajan2,, K. Karpagam1, K.R. Jaya1, P. Muthukumaran3
  • Total Page Count: 3
  • Page Number: 53 to 55

1Department of Biotechnology, Bharathidasan University College (w), Orathanadu, Thanjavur, Tamilnadu, India

2Department of Microbiology, Meenakshi Chandrasekaran College of Arts and Science, Pattukkottai – 614 626, Thanjavur, Tamilnadu, India

3Department of Biochemistry, Meenakshi Chandrasekaran College of Arts and Science, Pattukkottai – 614 626, Thanjavur, Tamilnadu, India

*Corresponding Author E-mail: chola_rajan2000@yahoo.com

Online published on 5 June, 2014.

Abstract

Medicinal plants contribute in human health care system. Most of the plants utilizes by village people as a folk medicine. Now we are turned in to medicinal plant analysis of active compounds and conservation aspect. In the present study we had select the three important medicinal plants. We have collected three medicinally important medicinal plants such as Coleus amboinicus, Phyla nodiflora and Vitex negundo for antimicrobial studies. The experiment carried out in the selected medicinal plants leaves. The results are discussed with the available literature.

Keywords

Antimicrobial activity, Pathogens, Coleus amboinicus, Phyla nodiflora, Vitex negundo