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Volume No. 10(4)                                                                               15,December ,2020

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Preliminary Phytochemicals and physico chemicals analysis of selected four Medicinal Plants

D.Muthumala, K. Petchimuthu, R.S.Anilraja, R.Kasikumar and M.Pitchiayadass

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Potential of antibacterial activity of selected plants of Tirunelveli District, India

Muthiah MARIDASS

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Abstract: Aim of the present study, preliminary phytochemical and physicochemical analysis of the selected  medicinal plants of Mimosa pudica (L.) (Mimosaceae),  Vitex negundo (L.) (Verbenaceae), Adhatoda vasica Nees. (Acanthaceae), Piper nigrum (L.) Piperaceae  were investigated. The  selected medicinal plants were air dried, powdered  and extracted with organic solvents.  The physico-chemical parameters, qualitative and quantitative phytochemical analysis of plant extracts were carried using standard methods. The result of all the selected plants of  Mimosa pudica, Vitex negundo, Adhatoda vasica, Piper nigrum contain alkaloids, flavonoids, phenols, tannins and saponins respectively. The conclusion of the present study is maximum quantity of phenols present in the P. nigrum (L.) fruits.    Keywords: Preliminary phytochemicals;  physico-chemical analysis; Mimosa pudica, Vitex negundo, Adhatoda vasica, Piper nigrum; active compounds
Abstract: Medicinal plants are considered as a rich resources of ingredients, which can be utilized in medication improvement either pharmacopoeial, non-pharmacopoeial or engineered drugs. In the present study, ethanolic extract of 12 medicinal plants of Azadirachta indica  A. Juss.,  Cassia auriculata L., Ocimum sanctum Linn., Ocimum gratissimum L.,  Pongamia pinnata (L.)Pierre,  Adhatoda vasica Nees, Aristolochia indica L., Murraya koenigii (L.) Spreng, Solanum trilobatum L.,  Solanum nigrum L., Phyllanthus emblica L., and  Vitex negundo L. was evaluated for antibacterial activity against tested bacteria viz. S. aureus, Bacillus subtilis, E. coli, K. pneumoniae, Salmonella typhi and P. aeruginosa. The experimental study of an   antibacterial activity was performed by agar disc diffusion method. The results of all the plant extracts were observed  that good antibacterial activity. The selected medicinal plants is traditionally used for  curing several diseases by traditional man of Tirunelveli, Tenkasi and Kanyakumari District in Tamil Nadu,India. Keywords: Medicinal plants. Antibacterial activity, extract,phytochemicals