• S.V.SHERIJA
• P.A. MARY HELEN

The bioactive compounds present in the plant are responsible for the medicinal properties of the plant. The present investigation is aimed in screening the bioactive compounds present in leaf of Canthium parviflorum, an important ethanomedicinal plant. The phytochemical analysis revealed the presence of alkaloids, carbohydrate, cardiac glycosides, flavonoids, phenols, phlobatannins, aminoacids & proteins, saponins, sterols, tannins, terpenoids, quinones and oxalates. The antibacterial activity was carried out against gram positive and gram negative bacteria by microtiter well plate method. Since the plant contains high quantities of bioactive compounds, it is reliable to possess large number of properties like antioxidants, antifungal, antibacterial, anti-inflammatory and are being employed for the treatment of different ailments in the indigenous system of medicine.

Canthium parviflorum, extraction, phytochemicals, antibacterial.

"preliminary phytochemical screening and antibacterial activity of leaf extract of Canthium parviflorum, Tamilnadu, India.", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.6, Issue 6, page no.990-995, June 2019, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1907Q48.pdf

"preliminary phytochemical screening and antibacterial activity of leaf extract of Canthium parviflorum, Tamilnadu, India.", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.6, Issue 6, page no. pp990-995, June 2019, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1907Q48.pdf