A major factor that has stimulated interest in antimicrobial finishes using natural sources has been the current vogue that promotes natural and eco-friendly lifestyle. Numerous surveys on antimicrobial medicinal plants had been made in many countries throughout the world. Such study had demonstrated the wide occurrences of active compounds in higher plants. During the last few decades there has been an increasing interest in the study of medicinal plants and their traditional use in different parts of the world. Plants were frequently used in therapeutics from times immemorial. The documentation of therapeutic utility of plants can be seen from the Vedic period. Now a day’s therapeutic utility of many more plants has been identified. The present study was to evaluate the antimicrobial activity of ethanol and ethyl acetate extracts of leaf, root and fruit of Passiflora foetida L against various severe pathogenic microorganism like Salmonella typhi, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Staphylococcus aureus, Escherichia coli, Pectobacterium carotovorum, Vibrio cholerae and Bacillus circulans. The present study proves that the Passiflora foetida extractions (Ethanol and Ethyl acetate) have broad spectrum activity and very effective against both gram positive and gram negative organisms.
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