Phytopharmacological Evaluation of Leaf Extracts of Hemidesmus indicus (L)

For centuries, indigenous medicinal plants have been used against bacterial-induced pathogenesis. Hemidesmus indicus is a pharmacologically important plant. The in vitro experiment by the agar well diffusion assay showed the presence of bioactive components in H. indicus leaf extract through zone of inhibition. In different ratios of petroleum ether and ethyl acetate test have shown significant zone of inhibition against gram positive and gram negative bacteria: Bacillus subtilis (54 mm), Escherichia coli (70 mm) and Pseudomonas aeruginosa (50 mm).