The species munja is useful in burning sensation, thrist, herpes, dyspepsia, dyscaria erysipelas, urinary complaints and diseases of eyes. Roots of Saccharum munja used in dysuria, giddiness and vertigo. Saccharum munja is used to cure bleeding wounds. Powdered plant material would be successively extracted separately using the solvents in order of increasing polarity viz., petroleum ether, chloroform, methanol and water. All the extracts of roots of S. munja were screened for different classes of phytoconstituents using specific standard reagents. The antibacterial activity was tested against extracts of roots of S. munja using microbial strains responsible for urinary tract infection such as E. coli, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Klebsiella pneumoniae, Proteus mirabilis and Staphyllococcus aureus. After fractionation of biologically active extract i.e. water extract, the different fractions were subjected to antibacterial activity. The remaining water extract showed the antibacterial activity against different strains. The carbohydrate contents in remaining water extract were determined on the basis of standard curve of glucose. Antifungal activity of remaining water extract of roots of S. munja was tested against Candida albicans followed by antioxidant activity. The water extract containing carbohydrates of roots of S.munja showed significant antibacterial antifungal and antioxidant activity.
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