PHYTOCHEMICAL INVESTIGATION AND IN-VITRO ANTI BACTERIAL ACTIVITY OF DRIED LEAVES OF AERVA LANATA

The study was carried out to ascertain the anti bacterial properties present in different extracts of dried scale leaves of Aerva lanata. The Anti bacterial testing of leaves extract Aerva lanata was evaluated by Agar well diffusion method using gram positive bacteria like Staphylococcus aureus, Bacillus subtilis, gram negative bacteria like Escherichia coli, Klebsiella pneumoniae. Amongst the test extracts, the results suggested that, Chloroform, Ethanol extracts of leaves showed significant antibacterial activity compared with standard drug. Keywords: Aerva lanata, Gentamycin, Flavonoids, Anthraquinons.