Table 2. Table showing the zone of growth inhibition (in mm) by the Oxalis corniculata Linn in different solvent extracts and formulated soap against different bacterial strains. The values are shown as mean±SD (n=3) with *0.05≥P, **0.01≥P, ***0.001≥P. Here the inhibition of bacterial strains are compared with chloramphenicol C30.

	Zone of growth inhibition (mm)
Sample	Escherichia coli	Salmonella Typhi	Bacillus subtillis	Staphylococcus aureus
OC + Et 80 %	14.650±0.141***	23.250±0.354ns	17.240±0.014***	20.500±0.707***
OC + Mt 80 %	3.725±0.035***	13.900±0.141***	4.400±0.141***	3.730±0.028***
OC + dH2O 100 %	0.000±0.000***	0.000±0.000***	0.000±0.000***	0.000±0.000***
Chloramphenicol C30	20.125±0.177	23.350±0.212	18.850±0.212	22.225±0.035
C Et 80 %	3.715±0.049***	11.400±0.141***	2.300±0.283***	3.245±0.007***
C Mt 80 %	2.245±0.007***	7.725±0.035***	3.350±0.212***	4.650±0.141***
C dH2O 100 %	0.000±0.000***	0.000±0.000***	0.000±0.000***	0.000±0.000***
OC soap	8.730±0.028***	12.735±0.728***	9.225±0.035***	12.225±0.035***
Market soap	5.225±0.035***	8.720±0.042***	6.735±0.021***	8.495±0.007***
Soap base	0.000±0.000***	0.000±0.000***	0.000±0.000***	0.000±0.000***
Water	0.000±0.000***	0.000±0.000***	0.000±0.000***	0.000±0.000***