Evaluation of antibacterial activity of Bergenia ciliata.

Abstract

Bergenia ciliata was subjected to antibacterial analysis. A battery of assays were performed on different extracts of Bergenia ciliata for antibacterial activities. Antibacterial effects of ethanol, hexane, ethyl acetate, chloroform, butanol and aqueous extracts of the roots and leaves extract of Bergenia ciliata exhibited various degree of inhibition activity. It was observed that root and leaves extract were promising against gram positive and gram negative bacteria viz. Bacillus subtilis, Bacillus megaterium and Pseudomonas aeruginosa. This study showed that Bergenia ciliata could inhibit selectively bacteria.