Abstract
Medicinal plants and herbs have been proved to be of great importance to the health of theindividuals and communities. The potential for developing antibacterial from higher plants appearsrewarding as it will result to the development of a phytomedicine to act against microbes. Phytochemicalscreening of Tulsi plant (Ocimum sp.) was studied in the present investigation. Phytochemical analysis ofmethanol and aqueous extracts of O. tenuiflorum, O. gratissumand O. sanctum demonstrated the presenceof phytoconstituents like Tannins, Alkaloids, Saponins, Glycosides, Terpenoids, Flavonoids, Phenols,Carbohydrates, Steroids, and Anthraquinones. Presence of such phyto constituents will increase interestwith the mankind to develop anti-microbial drugs using different species of Oscimum for varied microbes.
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