Phytochemical Analysis and Antimicrobial Evaluation of Litsea salicifolia (Roxb. ex Nees) Hook. f. of Lauraceae from Assam, India

Kalyan Das, Pallwabee Duarah

Abstract: The present work deals with the study of phytochemical and antimicrobial evaluation of one of the important phytopesticidal and ethnomedicinal plant, Litsea salicifolia (Roxb. ex Nees) Hook. f. of Lauraceae from Assam, India. The plant has wide traditional and cultural uses in Assam as medicine. Qualitative phytochemical screening of the leaves was found to exhibit positive tests for different phytoconstituents. The total phenol and flavonoid contents in the leaf are 47.06 mg/g, gallic acid equivalent, and 21.45 mg/g, quercetin equivalent, respectively. Crude Leaf extract of the plant exhibits antimicrobial activity against Bacillus subtilis, Staphylococcus aureus, S. epidermidis, and Enterococcus faecalis with zones of inhibition ranging from 8.3?0.47 to 12?1.41 mm. The result indicates the plants' medicinal value and validates its traditional claim.

Keywords: Litsea, Phytochemical, Antimicrobial, Assam

How to Cite?: Kalyan Das, Pallwabee Duarah, "Phytochemical Analysis and Antimicrobial Evaluation of Litsea salicifolia (Roxb. ex Nees) Hook. f. of Lauraceae from Assam, India", Volume 14 Issue 8, August 2025, International Journal of Science and Research (IJSR), Pages: 1599-1603, https://www.ijsr.net/getabstract.php?paperid=SR25828143741, DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.21275/SR25828143741