Open AccessMEDICINAL PROPERTIES OF A GARDEN PLANT STROBILANTHES HAMILTONIANA (STEUD.) BOSSER AND HEINE
Author(s) -
Alby Alphons Baby,
Regi Raphael K
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
asian journal of pharmaceutical and clinical research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2455-3891
pISSN - 0974-2441
DOI - 10.22159/ajpcr.2018.v11i11.20081
Subject(s) - acanthaceae , traditional medicine , anthelmintic , antimicrobial , biology , antifungal , plant species , medicine , botany , ecology , microbiology and biotechnology
Background of the Study: Strobilanthes hamiltoniana (Steud.) Bosser and Heine (Acanthaceae) is commonly used in the traditional systems of medicine against helminthiasis and spider bite poison. The plant is known as a garden plant, and medicinal properties of this plant are not yet reported.Objectives: The present study gives a first insight of antimicrobial, anthelmintic, and antioxidant properties of S. hamiltoniana leaves.Methods: All the analysis was done according to standard protocols.Results: The ethanol extract of S. hamiltoniana produced significant antibacterial, antifungal, and anthelmintic properties in a dose-dependent manner, which analyses its folk claim.Conclusion: This paper first reporting the medicinal properties of S. hamiltoniana leaves and the further procedures of identification and isolation of active principles is in progress.