Abstract

EVALUATION OF PHYTOCHEMICAL AND ANTIMICROBIAL PROPERTIES OF CROSSANDRA INFUNDIBULIFORMIS (L) NEES FLOWER EXTRACT

J. Anudeepa*, M. Sangeetha and E. S. Maida Engles

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Abstract

Phytochemical have attracted the attention of scientists due to the development of new and sophisticated techniques. These techniques play a significant role in giving the solution to systematic problems on the one hand and the search for additional resources of raw materials for pharmaceutical industries on the other hand the plant synthesizes a wide variety of chemical compounds which can be shorted by the chemical class, bio synthetic origin on functional groups into primary and secondary metabolites. The aim of the present study was to evaluate Crossandra infundibuliformis (Acanthaceae family) for its antibacterial activity and phytochemical constituents. The flowers of C. infundibuliformis were screened for antibacterial activity and antifungal activity. Aqueous, acetone, methanol and chloroform extract. Methanol extract exhibited inhibition zone against all the pathogens comparable to the standard (ciprofloxacin and Grisefulvin). Phytochemical analysis showed the presence of flavonoids, saponins, terpenoids, cardiac glycoside, reducing sugars and tannins. Antimicrobial activity was confirmed by the presence of zone of inhibition. Due to the promising results obtained by this study; the range of avenues can be developed for drug development giving high hopes to scientific community to serve humanity with utmost benefiting drugs with little or no side effects. Hence, leaves extract of C.Infundibuliformis could be proved as a potential drug component if designed in a hybrid manner along with allopathic drugs or a standalone drug formulation to subsidize/ nullify the side effects of allopathic drugs.

Keywords: Crossandra infundibuliformis, Flower extracts, Antibacterial activity, Phytochemicals.