Plants represent a rich source of antimicrobial agents. Plants are used medicinally in different countries for the treatment of different diseases and are a source of many potent and powerful drugs. Current antimicrobial agents are insufficient to control some bacterial diseases and hence the present study aimed at identifying novel substances that are active against human pathogens. It also includes investigating the phyto chemical constituents, physico chemical studies, anti microbial and anti oxidant activities of Dracaena marginata. Petroleum ether, chloroform, methanol and water are used for extraction. Cup plate method is used for assaying antimicrobial activity using both bacterial and fungal strains and phosphomolybdenum method is followed for assessing total antioxidant capacity. The extracts have shown considerable bacterial activity but not have shown antifungal activity. It has good antioxidant activity comparable to ascorbic acid.
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