Abstract

Abrus precatorius linn (Fabaceae) is a climbing shrub widely distributed in most of the districts of the country in hedges and among bushes on open lands. The objective of this work is to evaluate Anti-microbial activity of ethanolic extract of red seeds of Abrus precatorius. Ampicillin is used as standard Anti-bacterial agent. The result of this study revealed that ethanolic extract and water extract of red seeds of Abrus precatorius exhibited a good inhibitory action against Escherichia coli, Staphylococcus aureus, Salmonella, Pseudomonas aeruginosa.

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