Chemical Composition & Antimicrobial Potential of Essential oil from some Himalayan Aromatic Plants

Background: Present study aims at finding composition as well as antimicrobial potential of essential oil from Eucalyptus hybrid, Dysoxylum malabaricum, Dysoxylum binectariferum Hook, Lantana camara & Mentha spicata. Methods: The oil was extracted from the leaves of the plant by hydro distillation & their physical characteristics were recorded. GC-MS studies were carried out for identifying the chemical composition of various oils. GCMS studies have shown very prominent results in which chemical composition of oil differs from their earlier reports. The essential oil so obtained were also screened against Escherichia coli, Staphylococcus aureus, Bacillus cereus, Salmonella typhi, Klebisiella pneumoniae, Shigella dysentriae, Aspergillus niger, Aspergillus flavus, Penicillium spp. & Canadida albicans. Results: Some of the oils have shown antimicrobial activity and very good zone of inhibition.