Abstract

EVALUATION OF ANTI-MICROBIAL PROPERTIES OF EXTRACTS OF TANACETUM CINERARIIFOLIUM (L.)

Menga Prasanna Sheela*, Boga Ramya Sree and Chelimela Narsaiah

Abstract

Since many years, plants were known to possess pharmacologically active compounds, can able to treat numerous diseases and disorders. In this paper, we report a study based on antimicrobial properties of plant Tanacetum cinerariifolium (L.). The leaves of plant were collected, shade dried and extracted with various solvents using Soxhlet extraction and hydrodistillation procedures. The crude extracts were evaluated for antibacterial activities against both Gram-positive and Gram-negative species; antifungal activity against Candida species. The extracts shown promising results against the tested microorganisms, further exploration need to be carried out to identify which chemical constituent is responsible for activity.

Keywords: Tanacetum cinerariifolium, antimicrobial, antifungal and antibacterial.