International Journal of Current Microbiology and Applied Sciences

ISSN: 2319-7706 Volume 2 Number 6 (2013) pp. 190-194

Anitbacterial activity of Tinospora cordifolia (Willd) Hook.F.Thoms on urinary tract pathogens

V. Shanthi* and R. Nelson

1Department of Biology, College of Science, Eritrea Institute of Technology, Mai Nefhi, Eritrea, North East Africa 2Department of Botany, Government Arts College, Ariyalur, Tamilnadu, India *Corresponding author e-mail: bioshanthi@gmail.com

A B S T R A C T

Antibacterial activity of aqueous, ethanol and chloroform extracts of leaves and stem of Tinospora cordifolia Hook.F.Thoms were tested on clinical isolates of urinary pathogens viz., Escherichia coli, Klebsiella pneumoniae, Proteus vulgaris and Pseudomonas aeruginosa by agar well diffusion method. Ethanol extract of leaf showed greater inhibitory action than other tested extracts.

Keywords

Antibacterial activity; Tinospora cordifolia;