Anti-microbial Evaluation of twigs of Butea monosperma Lam.

Abstract

Extracts of twigs of Butea monosperma  were evaluated for antimicrobial activity against pathogenic strains of Gram-positive (Staphylococcus aureus, Bacillus subtitis and Bacillus cereus) and Gram-negative (Escherichia coli, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, S.albony) bacteria and  fungal stain (Candida albicans) Methanolic extract  was found to be more active,  and its activity was compared to standard antibiotics gentamycin, ciproflaxacin, chloremphenicol, erythromycin and fluconazol  in these strains. Only methanolic extrat of the bark of the plant showed significant activity against these strains. The use of methanolic extracts of twigs of Butea monosperma as a potential antiseptic in prevention and treatment of microbial infections has been suggested.