Antibacterial activity of Mentha piperita L. (peppermint) from leaf extracts – a medicinal plant
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https://doi.org/10.14720/aas.2007.89.1.14981Keywords:
Mentha piperita L., antibacterial activity, leaf extractsAbstract
In the present study, we evaluated the antibacterial activity in the leaf extracts of Mentha
piperita L. against pathogenic bacteria like Bacillus subtilis, Pseudomonas aureus,
Pseudomonas aerogenosa, Serratia marcesens and Streptococcus aureus. The aqueous as
well as organic extracts of the leaves were found to posses strong antibacterial activity
against a range of pathogenic bacteria as revealed by in vitro agar well diffusion method. The
ethyl acetate leaf extract of Mentha piperita showed pronounced inhibition than chloroform,
petroleum ether and water, leaf extracts being more on Bacillus subtilis, Pseudomonas
aerogenosa than Streptococcus aureus, Pseudomonas aureus and Serratia marcesens.
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