Characterization and In-Vitro Antibacterial Evaluation of Ethanolic Extract of Capparis Zeylanica Stem

Abstract

Medicinal plants are becoming key sources for pharmaceutical preparations. The Indian Capparis zeylanica Linn belongs to the Capparidaceae family. The plant bitter root and bark are used as a tonic, expectorant, anthelmintic and painkiller, as well as for rheumatism, paralysis, toothaches, and enlarged spleen. The presence of different phytochemicals such as steroids, alkaloids, glycosides, and flavonoids was discovered during the phytochemical screening of this plant. So, in this work, we extracted and identified chemicals from the ethanolic extract fraction of Capparis. zeylanica stems, as well as evaluating the antibacterial activity of several Capparis zeylanica fractions. Sample S1 exhibited good action against gram +ve and gram –ve microorganisms at a concentration of 1 mg/ml, while Sample S3 showed moderate activity.