ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY OF PROSOPIS CINERARIA (LEAF) METHANOL & CHLOROFORM EXTRACT AGAINST SELECTED BACTERIAL SPECIES

Abstract

Western Thar Desert is rich in varieties of plants. Prosopis cineraria, one of boon plants of Western Rajasthan give valuable natural possessions to the people. It belongs to member of a family Leguminosae, is a tree that is mostly found in the Thar Desert of Western Rajasthan. It is native to arid portions of Western and South Asia. Prosopis cineraria is one of the exemplary attempts were made to isolate successive extracts with methanol & chloroform of selected valued plant in the native System of Medicine. Therefore, in the present investigation is P. cineraria(Leaf ) and  Antimicrobial activity were performed against selected bacterial species. Methanolic extract of P. cineraria leaf extract shows maximum inhibition zone against Proteus vulgaris(AI=2.5 for 10mg/disc) and Staphylococcus aureus (AI= 2.09 for 5mg/disc). Therefore Prosopis cineraria can be used for bioactivity guided fractionation to work as potential source of therapeutics and /or antibiotics in future for curing of various ailments against multi drug resistant bacteria. Further, this weed will work as novel targets for antibiotics in future.