Abstract

ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY AND PHYTOCHEMICAL STUDY OF PHYLLANTHUS EMBLICA FRUIT EXTRACTS

Dr.Venkanna Lunavath* and Dr. Estari Mamidala

ABSTRACT

The medicinal plants are widely used by the traditional medical practitioners for curing various diseases in their day to day practice. Medicinal plants are considerably useful and economically essential. Phyllanthus emblica (L) has been used for the anti-inflammatory and anti-pyretic treatments by the rural population. P. emblica has been used for the treatment of several disorders such as the Scurvy, Cancer and Heart diseases. Based on the traditional knowledge about the plant,The present study aimed at evaluating the antibacterial activity of aqueous, methanol and other solvents extract of medicinal plant Phyllanthus emblica. The plant materials were shade dried, powered and was extracted using solvents. The antimicrobial activity test was performed by disc diffusion method. Preliminary phytochemical analysis of the plant extracts fractions of Carbon tetrachloride fraction (CTF), Chloroform fraction (CFF) and Aqueous fraction (AQF) showed the presence of alkaloids, carbohydrade, glycosides, saponins, proteins, amino acids, phenolic compounds and flavanoides. AQF fraction of P. emblica showed high activity across P. aeuruginosa and S. aureus bacteria. The present study was initiated to investigate the antimicrobial activity and preliminary phytochemicals from the fruits of Phyllanthus emblica.

Keywords: Phyllanthus emblica, disc diffusion, Antimicrobial activity, MIC.