World Journal of Pharmaceutical
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Abstract

PHYTOCHEMICAL SCREENING AND ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY OF THE PLANT EXTRACTS OF COLOCASHIA ESCULENTA L. AGAINST MICROBES

Sandhya Madan Mohan and Bhawana Pandey*

ABSTRACT

Colocashia esculenta L. is a shrub annual or perennial herb belongs to Family: Araceae. A large, showy, marginal aquatic plant with heart-shaped, dark green leaves, taro can reach 5 feet tall and is often grown as a summer annual. It has been identified as Taro in Ayurveda and has been found to have antiasthmatic, aphrodisiac, analgesic and antidepressant. In the present study the active phyto components of Colocashia esculenta L. were revealed using phytochemical analysis. The antimicrobial activity of Colocashia esculenta was studied using well diffusion method. The activity was against Staphylococcus aureus, E.coli, Pseudomonas and Salmonella typhi at different concentrations of 50, 100 and 200?g/disc and the results have been illustrated.

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