Antibacterial activity of selected medicinal plants

ABSTRACT

The methanol extracts of different medicinally important plants namely Datura metel, Thespesia populnea, Withania somnifera and Solatium surattense were tested against Bacillus subtilis, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Escherichia coli and Proteus vulgaris by well-in agar method. The results revealed that T. populnea flower bud extract showed maximum zone of inhibition followed by D. metel, W. somnifera and S. surattense. When compared with individual extract, combination of extracts had good antibacterial activity against all tested pathogens