Antibacterial activity and physicochemical evaluation of roots of Butea monosperma

Abstract

To evaluate the antibacterial activity of the petroleum ether extract of root of Butea monosperma (B. monosperma). In vitro antibacterial activity of petroleum ether i.e. B. monosperma was studied against Staphylococcus faecalis (S. faecalis), Sterptococcus faecalis (S. faecalis), Aeromonas hydrophilia (A. hydrophilia), Salmonela typhae (S. typhae), Stphylococcus cohni (S. cohni), Escherichia coli (E. coli) and Serratia ficaria (S. ficaria) by using well diffusion method. Petroleum ether extract of root of B. monosperma exhibited a prominent inhibitory effect against bacterial strains. From the result it can be concluded that the B. monosperma extract has potent in vitro antibacterial activity.