Evaluation of antibacterial activity of Asparagus racemosus willd. root

S C Mandal; A Nandy; M Pal; B P Saha

doi:10.1002/(sici)1099-1573(200003)14:2<118::aid-ptr493>3.0.co;2-p

Evaluation of antibacterial activity of Asparagus racemosus willd. root

Phytother Res. 2000 Mar;14(2):118-9. doi: 10.1002/(sici)1099-1573(200003)14:2<118::aid-ptr493>3.0.co;2-p.

Authors

S C Mandal¹, A Nandy, M Pal, B P Saha

Affiliation

¹ Division of Pharmacognosy, Department of Pharmaceutical Technology, Faculty of Engineering and Technology, Jadavpur University, Calcutta - 700 032, India. abhi@juphys.ernet.in

PMID: 10685109
DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1099-1573(200003)14:2<118::aid-ptr493>3.0.co;2-p

Abstract

Different concentrations (50, 100, 150 microg/mL) of the methanol extract of the roots of Asparagus racemosus Willd. showed considerable in vitro antibacterial efficacy against Escherichia coli, Shigella dysenteriae, Shigella sonnei, Shigella flexneri, Vibrio cholerae, Salmonella typhi, Salmonella typhimurium, Pseudomonas putida, Bacillus subtilis and Staphylococcus aureus. The effects produced by the methanol extract were compared with chloramphenicol.

MeSH terms

Anti-Bacterial Agents / pharmacology*
Bacteria / drug effects*
Escherichia coli / drug effects
Liliaceae*
Microbial Sensitivity Tests
Plant Extracts / pharmacology
Plant Roots
Pseudomonas / drug effects
Salmonella / drug effects
Shigella / drug effects
Staphylococcus / drug effects
Vibrio cholerae / drug effects

Substances

Anti-Bacterial Agents
Plant Extracts