Abstract

SCREENING OF ABUTILON INDICUM L. LEAF AND SEED EXTRACTS FOR ANTITUBERCULAR ACTIVITY

Rentapathri Lavanya*

Abstract

Plants are known for their diverse pharmacological activities. Plant extracts have been used for centuries as a popular method for treating several health disorders including tuberculosis. The present work has been carried out to find out the Antitubercular activity of Abutilon indicum L. (Malvaceae) leaf and seed extracts. The various solvent extracts of Abutilon indicum L. were investigated for invitro Antitubercular activity using Microplate Alamar Blue Assay against Mycobacterium tuberculosis H37Ra and Mycobacterium bovis strains. The present study revealed that the Diethylether, Ethyl acetate and Acetone extracts of leaves, Diethyl ether and Acetone extracts of seeds of Abutilon indicum L. are inactive against Mycobacterium tuberculosis H37Ra and Mycobacterium bovis strains at a concentration of 100μg/ml.

Keywords: Abutilon indicum L., anti tubercular activity, solvent extracts, Mycobacterium tuberculosis H37Ra, Mycobacterium bovis.