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Table 7 Antibacterial activity of isolated group of phytoconstituents

From: Antibacterial and phytochemical screening of Anethum graveolens, Foeniculum vulgare and Trachyspermum ammi

Plants

Phytoconstituents

Bacteria

Zone of inhibition (in mm)

  

SA

PA2

STM1

SF

Anethum graveolens

Alk

-

-

-

5.0

 

Fl

-

-

-

-

 

Tn

-

-

5.0

-

 

Sp

9

6.5

4.8

7.5

 

Cg

-

5.0

-

-

Foeniculum vulgare

Alk

-

-

-

6.0

 

Fl

-

-

-

-

 

Tn

-

6.0

5.0

6.75

 

Sp

10

-

5.0

9.0

 

Cg

-

-

-

-

Trachyspermum ammi

Alk

-

-

-

-

 

Fl

-

-

-

-

 

Tn

-

-

5.0

6

 

Sp

11

-

5.0

8.5

 

Cg

-

6.2

5.2

-

  1. -: no zone of inhibition
  2. SA: Staphylococcus aureus; PA2: Pseudomonas aeruginosa; STM1: Salmonella typhimurium 1; SF: Shigella flexneri
  3. Alk: Alkaloids; Fl: Flavonoid; Tn: Tannins; Sp: Saponins; Cg: Cardiac glycosides