Abstract

PHYTOCHEMICAL EVALUATION AND ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY OF EUCALYPTUS GLOBULUS LEAVES

Ruchi Singh*, Dhaval M. Patel, Anju Singhal and Vidhi V. Patel

ABSTRACT

Globally, the incidence of microbial infection has been reported since antiquity. Microbial invasion of the skin may cause severe infection of the skin. In this research the leaves of Eucalyptus globulus were investigated for antimicrobial activity and their pharmacognostical parameters against bacteria and fungi was also performed. Examination of phytochemical experiments and antimicrobial activity was performed of fresh dried leaves. Eucalyptus globulus uses water as a solvent. Results for phytochemical experiments have shown that plant components contain saponins, tannins, phenols and glycosides. The disc distribution method adopted the antimicrobial activity of extruded plants. Testing of antimicrobial activity of plants extracted from Escherichia coli, Staphylococcus aureus, Salmonella typhi and Bacillus subtilis have shown inhibitory effect on all living organisms tested. The all findings from this study revealed that the leaves of Eucalyptus globulus had antibacterial activity against microorganism that causes diseases. These extracts were tested for antimicrobial activity and phytochemical constituents. This article gives the brief study regarding the need for variety of research and development.

Keywords: Eucalyptus globulus, Gentamicin, Antimicrobial Activity, microbial infection