ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY OF EUGENIA CARYOPHYLLUS
Tomar Arti*, Rawat Suman, Rathi Payal
Abstract
The present study was aimed at detecting and evaluating antimicrobial
activities of Eugenia caryophyllus known for their medicinal properties
in folk medicine. The Acetone and Ethanol extract of cloves shows
good activity against some bacterial strains such as M.luteus,
Pseudomonas aerugisa, Klebsiella species, B.cereus, and Escherichia
coli. The Acetone and Ethanol extract also shows good antifungal
activity against R.aerugious, Rhizopus stolonifer, A.niger, and
P.carysogenum.
Keywords: Eugenia caryophyllus, Antimicrobial activity, Myrtaceae
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