Antimicrobial activity of some new species of medicinal plants of Karachi region

ABSTRACT

An antimicrobial study of some medicinal plants of Karachi region has been carried out. Their crude extracts [acetone soluble and water soluble] were tested for their antibacterial activity against twenty-five different pathogenic and non-pathogenic bacteria. Antimicrobial activity of the crude extracts of different parts of plants belonging to five different families were carried out. It was found that the activity was solvent dependent i.e., acetone extract part was found to be more active as compared to water soluble part. Ageratum houstonianum Mill. and Salsola nudiflora were found to be more active as compared to other plants