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. 2005 Jul-Sep;25(1):4–7.

Antimicrobial Activity of Root Bark of Salacia reticulata

G P Choudhary 1, M S Vijay Kanth 1
PMCID: PMC3330890  PMID: 22557181

Abstract

Antimicrobial activity of chloroform and methanolic extracts of Salacia reticulata were tested against gram positive, gram negative and fungus strains using zone of inhibition and minimum inhibitory concentrations. It was observed that both extracts have inhibitory effect towards all microorganisms used in the test. Chloroform extract was more effective than methanolic extract.

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