Phytochemical and antimicrobial investigations on the aerial plant parts of pergularia daemia forsk. (asclepiadaceae): a perennial twinning herb

Scientific investigations of medicinal plants have been initiated in many parts our country because their contribution to health care. The properties are due the presence phytochemicals. phytochemicals anti-oxidant and anti-microbial properties. resistance antibiotics by bacteria is increasingly becoming a concern public health. Currently used antibiotic agents fail bring an end bacterial infections super-resistant strains. Medicinal represent rich source antimicrobial from which new drugs can be obtained. phytochemical constituents desirable, not only for discovery therapeutic agents, but also such information may value disclosing sources. present study has carried out on phytochemical, anti- oxidant anti-bacterial character aerial plant Pergularia daemia. result shows that flavonoids, phenols tannins were abundantly Ethanolic extracts parts. Both total phenol high ethanolic extract. antioxidant activity was done using DPPH radical scavenging assay. extract daemia tested against Klebsiella pneumoniae Citrobacter freundii.