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

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

Author(s) -

Ogah Sunday

Publication year - 2021

Publication title -

international journal of advanced research

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

ISSN - 2320-5407

DOI - 10.21474/ijar01/12875

Subject(s) - phytochemical , antimicrobial , traditional medicine , klebsiella pneumoniae , salmonella typhi , enterococcus faecalis , bark (sound) , enterobacter , dysentery , astringent , biology , medicinal plants , microbiology and biotechnology , medicine , food science , escherichia coli , bacteria , staphylococcus aureus , ecology , biochemistry , genetics , gene , taste

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.

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