Antimicrobial Activity of  Saussurea lappa  Clarke Roots

S. M. Patil; M. B. Patil; G. N. Sapkale; R. P. Umbare

Antimicrobial Activity of Saussurea lappa Clarke Roots

S. M. Patil ¹, M. B. Patil ², G. N. Sapkale ³, R. P. Umbare ³

Affiliations
1 ASPM’s K.T.Patil College of Pharmacy , Siddharth Nagar, Osmanabad- 413501(M.S.), India
2 Department of Pharmacognosy and Phytochemistry, K.L.E.S’s College of Pharmacy, Belgaum-590010, Karnataka, India
3 Department of Pharmacognosy and Phytochemistry, A.S.P.M’s K. T. Patil College of Pharmacy, Osmanabad - 413501. Maharashtra, India

The Antimicrobial potential of Saussurea lappa Clarke. against certain microorganisms was studied using agar diffusion method. The aqueous and ethanolic extract of S. lappa ischolar_mains significantly inhibited the growth of microorganisms as compared to standard bactericide and fungicide drugs. Diethyl ether fraction exhibited prominent fungicidal activity against Candida albicans. Gentamycin, Streptomycin and Fluconazole were used as positive controls.