Study of Antibacterial Activity of Withania Somnifera Plant Extract against Some Human Pathogenic Bacteria

Sachin Das, Ashish Saraf, Devyani Sharma, Wasim Raja, Jasmeet Kour Sohal

Abstract: Withania somnifera Linn ordinarily known as ashwagandha, against human pathogenic microbes. Plants were taken from wild territory with medicines. Antimicrobial action was finished with various solvents acetone, methanol, and chloroform concentrates of the plant (Root and stem) were found to have solid antimicrobial movement. The diverse dissolvable concentrates of withania somnifera indicated huge antibacterial movement against Bacillus subtilis, Escherichia coli, Pseudomonas, Staphylococcus aureus and so on. Withania somnifera root and stem separate demonstrated most elevated antibacterial movement against B. subtilis. Root and stem concentrate of Withania somnifera recorded noteworthy action against all the test microorganisms.

Keywords: Withania somnifera, Antibactrial, Human Pathogenic Bactria, Disk diffusion method