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. 2006 Jul-Dec;26(1-2):39–41.

ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY OF LEAF EXTRACT OF Abutilon indicum

M Poonkothai 1
PMCID: PMC3335236  PMID: 22557222

Abstract

Chloroform, ethanol and aqueous extracts of the leaves of Abutilon indicum were investigated for antibacterial activity against Bacillus subtilis, Staphylococcus aureus, Klebsiella pneumoniae, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Escherichia coli and Salmonella typhi. Among the various extracts, maximum antibacterial activity was exhibited by ethanol extract (14, 25, 14, 25, 17, 18 mm) followed by chloroform extract (13, 17, 8, 15, 15, 20 mm) while aqueous extract, showed no activity.

Keywords: Abutilon indicum, antibacterial activity

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