Abstract

ANTIMICROBIAL & ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY OF ROOT EXTRACT OF CISSUS QUADRANGULARIS

Atharva Deshpande*, Prajwal Gaikwad and Komal Pareek

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Abstract

Antimicrobial substances could be defined as those substances which shows inhibitory effects against various microorganisms. In this contemporary world, medical science focuses mainly on the use of synthetic drugs to treat various diseases as well as to heal various injuries. Even though, they are highly effective, synthetic drug has many side effects. Due to this reason many people prefer traditional medicine which uses plants or other natural sources. One such plant which has medicinal properties is Cissus quadrangularis. It is an annual or perennial herb which requires warm tropical climate and is generally propagated by stem cutting method in the months of June and September. A lot of research has been done regarding the antimicrobial activity of the stem extract of Cissus quadrangularis but the root extract of the same plant remains an undiscovered territory, so we have tried to establish the same. The present study shows the Antimicrobial and Antioxidant activity of Cissus quadrangularis. Methanol, Ethanol, and Chloroform extracts were prepared and the antimicrobial activity was determined using disc diffusion method. The Antioxidant activity of this plant was determined using Phosphomolybdate assay.

Keywords: Extracts, Antimicrobial, Antioxidant, Phosphomolybdate assay.