Department of Botany, Andhra University, Visakhapatnam, India
Research Article
Studies on Plumbago zeylanica: An Ethnoveterinary Plant
Author(s): Usha Sri K, Sandhya Deepika D*, Laxmi Sowmya K and Karimulla Sk
The plant species Plumbago zeylanica Linn. (Known vernacularly as
Chitraka, Chitramulamu, Tellachitramulamu, Agnichela, Agnimaala by its
trade or popular names of “Lead wort-white flowered” and “Ceylon Lead
wort”) belongs to the family Plumbaginaceae, is distributed as a weed in
throughout the tropical and subtropical countries of the world. The main
objective of this study was to investigate the phytochemicasl, antioxidant
and antimicrobial activities of the crude extract of Plumbago zeylanica leaves. Plumbago zeylanica was a rich source of secondary metabolites
such as flavonoids, glycosides, cardiac glycosides, phenols, tannins,
saponins, Steroids and quinones. It has prominent antioxidant activities.
Among the selected pathogens highest zone of inhibition was observed by Clostridium septicum (10.. View More»
DOI:
10.35248/2322-3308.21.10.003
