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. 2005 Oct-Dec;25(2):62–65.

ANTIMICROBIAL PROPERTIES OF ROOTS OF MEDICINAL PLANTS

S Sini 1, NS Malathy 1
PMCID: PMC3330903  PMID: 22557193

Abstract

Antibacterial properties of hexane, chloroform and aqueous extracts of roots of Acorus calamus, Aristolochia indica, Cyperus rotundus, Desmodium gangeticum, Holostemma adakodien and Kaempferia galanga, used in the traditional medicine were studied on Bacillus pumilis and Eschericia coli by disc diffusion method.

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