Evaluation of anti-bacterial activity of ethanolic leaf extract of Acalypha indica linn

Abstract

The present study was evaluate the anti-bacterial activity of ethanolic leaf extract of the medicinal plant Acalypha indica using the well diffusion method against five bacterial species viz., Staphylococcus aureus, Micrococcus luteus, Escherichia coli, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Klebsiella Pneumonia. Acalypha indica plants could serve as useful source of new antimicrobial agents. The root, stem and leaf of Acalypha indica possess anti-bacterial activity against human pathogens. Historically, plants have provided a good source of anti – infective agents and many of them remain highly effective in the fight against microbial infections.