Asian Journal of Microbiology, Biotechnology & Environmental Sciences Paper


Vol 10, Issue 1, 2008

Page Number: 155-156

ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY OF DRIED FLOWERS OF WOODFORDIA FRLITICOSA KURZ

H.N. KHUSHALANI, P.A.TATKE1 AND K.K. SINGH

Abstract

Dried powdered flowers of Woodfordia fruticosa Kurz. were extracted successively with various solvents and evaluated for various phytoconstituents and their percentage yields. The alcoholic extract showed dose dependant, broad-spectrum antimicrobial activity. 100 mg of extract showed comparable activity to that of the standards.