STUDY OF ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY OF CHLORIS BARBATA (SW) LEAVES

Abstract

Our present study is aimed to detect the medicinal uses of the plant Chloris barbata (SW) belonging to the family Poaceae. The in vitro screening of antimicrobial properties of Chloris barbata was evaluated by the agar well diffusion method. The extracts were prepared by continuous hot percolation method with chloroform and methanol. Aqueous extract was prepared by maceration. The presence of phytosterols, flavonoids, tannins, phenols, carbohydrates, proteins and amino acids were detected in the preliminary phytochemical tests. Moderate antibacterial activity was observed in the extracts (250μg/ml) against some pathogenic microorganisms when compared with the standard Ciprofloxacin.