ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY OF IMPATIENS BALSAMINA PLANT EXTRACT
R. Rajendran, A. Manikandan*, K. Hemalatha, M. Mary Sweety and P. Prabhavathi
ABSTRACT
The in vitro antimicrobial activity of Impatiens balsamina leaf and root
extracts were studied against selected microbial pathogens. The
Leaves and root extracts were prepared using polar to non polar
solvents. Among these solvents, ethanol was found to be more
effective against all the test microorganisms. Ethanol extracts
showed MIC of 1.0-4.0 mg/ml for bacterial and 2.0-4.0 mg/ml, for
fungal isolates. The chloroform extract also showed a moderate
antimicrobial activity against the bacterial and fungal pathogens.
The result of this study indicates that the leaf and root extract have
more potential of antimicrobial activity.
Keywords: Impatiens balsamina, antimicrobial activity
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