Abstract: C. procera is one of the important member of traditional herbal medicine in every home of India. Phytochemicals are natural bioactive secondary metabolites found in plants that act as a defense system against disease. The latex is applied to painful joints and swelling. Fresh leaves are also used for the same purpose. Oil which the leaves have been boiled is applied to paralyzed part. Some of the medicinal properties may be facilitated by its microbial endophytes. The interactions between the host plant and their endophytic microorganisms are not yet fully understood. Hence in this study an attempt is made to evaluate the phytochemicals present in the latex. Further, antimicrobial activity of the latex was also evaluated. Endophytic microorganisms that resides in the leaf and latex was isolated and the plant growth promoting ability of the isolates were analyzed by a series of assay.
Keywords: traditional herbal medicine, Endophytic microorganisms, natural bioactive.
Title: EVALUATION OF PHYTOCHEMICAL AND ANTIMICROBIAL PROPERTIES OF Calotropis procera LATEX
Author: S. Paul Rajasingam. (M.Sc.)
International Journal of Life Sciences Research
ISSN 2348-313X (Print), ISSN 2348-3148 (online)
Vol. 11, Issue 3, July 2023 - September 2023
Page No: 7-23
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Published Date: 24-July-2023
