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Volume 4, Issue 2
Antimicrobial Potential of Cinnamon Tamala Leaf Extracts
Author: Lovkesh Bhatia, Dr. Amit Sharma and Sumita Kumari
Abstract:
The phytochemical components, and antibacterial activity of extracts of Cinnamomum tamala leaves were investigated in this work. Alkaloids, tannins, terpenoids and flavonoids were found to be the most abundant phytochemical elements. The antimicrobial potential of the crude extract and its fractions, namely aqueous, methanolic, n-heaxne and chloroform, was examined using the agar well diffusion method against six gram-negative, three gram-positive, and one fungal strain. The extracts assessed exhibited varying degrees of inhibitory zones against all tested microorganisms. The screening reveals that Cinnamomum tamala has fascinating therapeutic potential, but more biochemical studies are needed to investigate its putative mode of action.
Keywords: Cinnamomum tamala, microbial, fungal
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