Antimicrobial Activity of Seed Extract of Impatiens balsamina Linn

The world today due to changing food and living habits of human being is faced with the challenging problem of saving human life from various ordeal and naturally compells. Our ancient ayurvedic system of medicine is predominantly a plant based materia medica making use of our medicinal plants. Many herbal preparations have found their way in the pharmacoepea of other countries. The validity of claims of many of these preparations have been substantiated by modern scientific methods and techniques. Now these preparations are in active use in modern clinical practice. The plant of this genera are valued for their emetic, cathartic, diuretic, antihaemorrhoidal and antibacterial properties. The seed extract of the plant was examined for antimicrobial activity and it has been found to possess remarkable antibacterial and antifungal activities.