Nutritive contents of two plant species growing in western Rajasthan.

Evaluation of Nutritive contents of two plant species of Western Rajasthan i.e. Psoralea odorata Blatt and Halb and Glinus lotoides Linn were carried out. The selected plant species collected from local area of Bikaner region, root, shoot and fruit were separated and analysed for nutritive contents. Crude protein, crude fat, total ash, nitrogen free extract (NFE), organic matter, total carbohydrates, calcium and phosphorus were analysed.

Antimicrobial activity of flavonoids from in vitro tissue culture and plant parts of two plant species of Western Rajasthan.

Extract of flavonoids from plant parts and callus tissues of Glinus lotoides (molluginaceae) and Psoralea odorata (fabaceae) were screened against microbes’ viz., Bacillus cerus, Escherchia coli, Salmonella typhimurium, Staphylococcus aureus and Candida albicans adopting disc diffusion method. Results were compared with the zone of inhibition produced by commercially available standard antibiotics. Maximum activity was observed in flavonoid of callus tissue as compared to plant parts of both plant species.