RESEARCH ARTICLE

Volume 7 |Issue 6| November-December 2019                                 First published: 30 December 2019

Phytochemical analysis and antimicrobial activity of Terminalia arjuna roots

Dhole NA

Dhole NA

Digambarrao Bindu Arts, Commerce and Science College, Bhokar-431801, Nanded, Maharashtra state

*Corresponding Author: L. P. Dewalkar lalitzoology@gmail.com

Email: nageshdhole2019@gmail.com

Abstract

By using the agar diffusion technique, various solvent extracts of Terminalia arjuna were investigated for antibacterial activity against Escherichia coli and Staphylococcus aureus. Different solvent extracts of Terminalia arjuna were subjected to a qualitative test for phytochemical analysis. The ethanolic extract of Terminalia arjuna had the best antibacterial activity against all of the organisms tested, and it also passed the preliminary phytochemicals analysis. By using the agar diffusion technique, various solvent extracts of Terminalia arjuna were investigated for antibacterial activity against Escherichia coli and Staphylococcus aureus. Different solvent extracts of Terminalia arjuna were subjected to a qualitative test for phytochemical analysis. The ethanolic extract of Terminalia arjuna had the best antibacterial activity against all of the organisms tested, and it also passed the preliminary phytochemicals analysis.

Keywords:Terminalia arjuna, roots, antimicrobial activity, agar diffusion method, Phytochemical test

Editor: Dr.Arvind Chavhan

Cite this article as:
Dhole NA. Phytochemical analysis and antimicrobial activity of Terminalia arjuna roots, Int. Res. Journal of Science & Engineering, 2019, 7 (6): 173-175.

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