Abstract
Pongamia pinnata (Papilionaceae) is used for bronchitis, whooping cough, scabies, leprosy, piles, ulcers, rheumatic joints and to quench dipsia in diabetes in Indian traditional system of medicine. Methanolic extracts of pods and flowers of P. pinnata were prepared by soxhlet extraction. The extracts were evaluated for their antibacterial (S.aureus, E.coli, K. pneumoniae) and antifungal (C. albicans) activity by cup plate method. The flower extract of P. pinnata showed higher antibacterial as well as antifungal activity as compared to pod extract. The phytochemical screening was performed for qualitative identification of phytoconstituents.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 48-50 |
| Number of pages | 3 |
| Journal | Indian Drugs |
| Volume | 47 |
| Issue number | 3 |
| State | Published - Mar 2010 |
| Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- Antibacterial
- Antifungal
- Antimicrobial
- Karanja
- Pongamia pinnata
