Cucurbitaceae

Zahneria scabra (vernacular name: Umushishiro)

i. Phytochemical screening

 -Parts used for medicinal purposes

Leaves

-Solvents used

Methanol

Petroleum Ether

-Major chemical constituents

Tannins

Saponins

ii. Antibacterial activity

Bacterial strains

Activity

Solvents used

 Escherichia coli 25922

No activity

With both solvents

 Escherichia coli 35218

No activity

With both solvents

Proteus P126

No activity

With both solvents

 Salmonella typhi B69

No activity

With both solvents

Salmonella typhi B71

No activity

With both solvents

Streptococcus pyogenes 12344

No activity

With both solvents

Streptococcus pneumonia 49619

No activity

With both solvents

 

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