A PHYTOCHEMICAL INQUIRY INTO THE DRIED LEAF OF AERVA LANATA AND AN EXAMINATION OF ITS IN-VITRO ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY

Abstract

The study was carried out to ascertain the anti bacterial properties present in different extracts of dried scale leavesof 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.