Phytochemical and Antibacterial Activity of Chrysanthellum Indicum (Linn) Extracts

Abstract:

The paper dual the preliminary investigation on possibility of the claim by Traditional Healers that this plant extract could cure Scorpion sting and snake bites Infectious diseases are prevalent in developing countries and plant extracts are known to contained bioactive compounds that can be used in management of these diseases. The plant of Chrysanthellum indicum (Linn) was with reference voucher FNS/0019/ibbu/ 020 air-dried and pulverized into fine powder and then percolated to give ethanol and aqueous extracts. These extracts were phytochemically screened for metabolites and evaluated antibacterial activity against some pathogenic organisms Klebsilla, pneumonia, Bacillus subtilis, and Pseudomonas aeruginosa using agar dilution method. It was found that crude extracts of C. indicum revealed the presence of saponins, tannins, alkaloids, steroidal nucleus, cardiac glycosides and coumarin, while flavonoids and anthroquinones were absent. The Minimum Inhibitory Concentration (MIC) and Minimum Bactericidal Concentration (MBC) of the active extract of C. indicum shows that the extract could be a potential source of antibacterial agents.