Butea monosperma (Fabaceae) is widely distributed plant all over India and has been used by triable as well a local people. Butea monosperma is extensively used plant in Ayurvedic, Unani and Homeopathic medicines, different parts of the plants are useful in filariasis, night blindness, helminthiasis, diarrhea, dysentery, sore throat, snake bite, astringent, diuretic, treatment of liver disorders. The present study deals with the preliminary investigation and antibacterial activity of flower of Butea monosperma, an important medicinal tree in India. The present work informs about the medicinally active substances present in solvent-extracts obtained from flowers of Butea monosprema. The active substances were extracted by maceration process and identified by phytochemical test and the antibacterial activity of hydro-alcoholic extract was studied by disc diffusion method against pathogenic bacteria viz., Escherichia coli.
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