Research Article
Evaluation of Phytochemical and Antibacterial Activity of Floral Extract of Winter Season Plants in Uttarakhand, India
Singh M1*, Negi R2, Maithani A2, Kumari N2 and Kumar R3
1School of Agricultural Sciences, Shri Guru Ram Rai University, India
2School of Basic and Applied Sciences, Shri Guru Ram Rai University, India
3Department of Horticulture and Food Processing, Uttarakhand, India
*Corresponding author: Singh M, Associate Professor, School of Agricultural Sciences, Shri Guru Ram Rai University, Pathri Bagh, Dehradun (248001), Uttarakhand, India, Tel: 0135-2721763; Email:
singhmaneesha2@gmail.com
Copyright: © Singh M, et al. 2020. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
Article Information: Submission: 07/08/2020; Accepted: 10/09/2020; Published: 14/09/2020
Abstract
Many plants used today were well known to the people of ancient cultures throughout the world and they were valued for their preservation and
medicinal powers. Similarly, Flowers are an essential part of our life, and are wonderful gift of nature, act as a refresher and soothing agents. They
are used in Naturopathy and Aromatherapy. The present study deals with the extraction of crude drug from floral samples of four different genera i.e., Buddhleja madagascariensis Lam., Dendranthema grandiflora, Gladiolus alaska, Callistemon citrinus(Curtis) Skeel for evaluation of phytochemical
and antibacterial activity. Phytochemical screening of these extracts showed the presence of alkaloids, carbohydrates, flavonoids, protein and phenolic
compounds while absence of saponin, amino acids in some of samples. Antimicrobial activity studies revealed that Callistemon citrinus(Curtis)Skeel plant
extract had maximum activity against all the studied bacterial strains. Therefore, Minimum Inhibition Concentration (MIC) of Callistemon citrinus(Curtis)
Skeel was determined which showed maximum MIC value against B. subtilis followed by S. typii. On the basis of present studies, it was concluded that
plants not having only ornamental values but they can be used for extraction of phytochemicals like alkaloids, flavonoids and phenolic which can be used
as antioxidants and antibacterial agents. Thus, in near future these floral extract may be use for the welfare of mankind.
