In-vitro antimicrobial activities of Solanum villosum (L.) lam; crude extract solvent comparison

Abstract

Medicinal plants are wealthy resource of antimicrobial agents. In various parts of this world plants are used as medicinal purpose and considered effective resource of medicines. Present study was aimed to investigate the antimicrobial properties of Solanum villosum. Flowers, seeds, berries and fresh leaves were collected for aforesaid activity. Agar disc diffusion and agar tube dilution methods were used for anti-bacterial and anti-fungal activities, respectively. Anti-bacterial activity for both extracts (methanol and chloroform) was about 75% against some of the bacterial strains. Anti-fungal activity was observed above 50% for both crude extracts. These positive results are the baseline for next step detailed screening of this plant. Our findings exhibited the worth of S. villosumin pharmacology and to support basic healthcare across the globe. Keywords: Solanaceae, Crude extract, In-vitro, Anti-microbial activities, Bacterial strains