25May 2021

PHYTOCHEMICAL AND ANTIMICROBIAL SCREENING OF THE STEM BARK EXTRACTS OFPTEROCARPUS ERINACEUS (POIR)

  • Department of Physics, Kogi State College of Education, Ankpa, Kogi State, Nigeria.
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Medicinal plants are very rich in phytochemicals and have been widely used in modern-day processing drugs. Pterocarpus Erinaceus and has been commonly utilized in Nigerian folk medicine to treat various illnesses such as diarrhea, dysentery, urethral discharges, fever. In this study, the phytochemical constituents and antimicrobial activities of Pterocarpus Erinaceus were analyzed. The result of the phytochemical analysis revealed the presence of tannins, saponins, and flavonoids. The antimicrobial screening showed that the plant is active against Salmonella typhi, Klebsiella pneumoniae, Enterobacter aerogenes, Enterococcus faecalis, and Escherichia coli. 

[Ogah Sunday (2021); PHYTOCHEMICAL AND ANTIMICROBIAL SCREENING OF THE STEM BARK EXTRACTS OFPTEROCARPUS ERINACEUS (POIR) Int. J. of Adv. Res. 9 (May). 561-566] (ISSN 2320-5407). www.journalijar.com

Ogah Sunday
Department of Physics Kogi State College of Education, Ankpa, Kogi State, Nigeria

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Article DOI: 10.21474/IJAR01/12875      
DOI URL: https://dx.doi.org/10.21474/IJAR01/12875

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