Research Article | Published: 01 June 2013

Antibacterial Studies of Different Extracts of Adiantum Incisum Forssk. in Doon Valley, Uttarakhand

Maneesha  Singh, Arun Kumar Singh and H. C. Pande

Indian Journal of Forestry | Volume: 36 | Issue: 2 | Page No. 213-216 | 2013
DOI: https://doi.org/10.54207/bsmps1000-2013-PBIKPS | Cite this article

Abstract

The present study was carried out on the antibacterial activity of Adiantum incisum Forssk. In Doon valley, situated in foot hills of Himalayas. Different extracts of the plant revealed its antibacterial activity against the studied pathogenic bacterial strains.Out of the seven extracts assayed the acetone and ethanol showed maximum activities. Therefore, Minimum Inhibitory Concentration (MIC) of these two extracts was determined against the selected bacteria showing zones of inhibition ≥ 10 mm. The MIC for different strains ranges between 31.25mg/ml to 125mg/ml. These studies revealed that acetone and ethanol extract of Adiantum incisum Forssk. possess good antibacterial activity against bacterial strains that cause various human infections like UTI, meningitis, food poisoning, fever, diarrhea etc.

Keywords

Benzene, Antibacterial, Streptococcus pyogens, Minimum inhibitory concentration, Dimethyl sulfoxide

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Singh, M., Singh, A.K. and Pande, H.C., 2013. Antibacterial Studies of Different Extracts of Adiantum Incisum Forssk. in Doon Valley, Uttarakhand. Indian Journal of Forestry, 36(2), pp.213-216. https://doi.org/10.54207/bsmps1000-2013-PBIKPS

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