Antimicrobial activities of three species of Family Mimosaceae : Medicinal potential of Acacia nilotica L. Mimosa himalayana, Albizia lebbeck L. against pathogens

ISBN-13: 9783845431062 / Angielski / Miękka / 2011 / 88 str.

Abdul Shakoor; Gul Zaib; Rizwana Aleem Qureshi

Opis

Nature has been a source of medicinal agents for thousands of years and impressive number of modern drugs have been isolated from natural sources, mainly based on their use in traditional medicine. Various medicinal plants have been used for years in daily life to treat diseases all over the world. They have been used as a source of medicine. This study was conducted to check antimicrobial activity of three plant species of family Mimosaceae (Acacia nilotica L., Albizia lebbeck L., and Mimosa himalayana). Plant extracts showed activity against all test pathogens (Bacillus subtilis, Escherichia coli, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, klebsiella pneumonia, Aspergillus niger and Aspergillus flavus). In this research work it was shown that plants showed remarkable activity against all the test pathogens.

O autorze

M.Phil Plant Taxonomy,Department of Plant Sciences,Faculty of Biological Sciences,Quaid-i-Azam University,Islamabad, Pakistan.Contact: abdul_shakoor954@yahoo.comGulZaib,QAU,Islamabad,Contact: gulzaib_ehsan@yahoo.comDr. Rizwana Aleem Qureshi,Associate Professor,Plant Science,Faculty of BiologicalQAU,Islamabad, Pakistan