PHYTOCHEMICAL ANALYSIS AND ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY OF DIOSCOREA BULBIFERA (L.) KUNTH
Journal Title: World Journal of Pharmaceutical and life sciences - Year 2018, Vol 4, Issue 12
Abstract
Dioscorea bulbifera, a climber of family Dioscoreaceae. Widely distributed around the world in tropical and subtropical regions, a plant where collected by forest near lakhani village. The bulb of this clamber called air potato has been used as a folk remedy to treat conjunctivitis, diarrhea, and dysentery. It also has anti-cancer properties. The present study deals with qualitative phytochemical analysis and antimicrobial activity of dioscorea bulbifera. The crude extract of air potato showed alkaloids, phytosterols, protines, giycosides, tannins, saponnin and antimicrobial activity against Bacillus subtilis, Bacillus cereus, Staphylococcus aureus, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, salmonella typhi and Escherichia coli.
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Dr. Manmohan S. Bhaisare
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