Research Article

Antibacterial, Antifungal, Cytotoxic, Phytotoxic, Insecticidal, and Enzyme Inhibitory Activities of Geranium wallichianum

Table 1

Antibacterial activity of crude extract and fractions of rhizomes (Imipenem was used as standard drug and all the readings were recorded on the basis of zone of inhibition (mm) as compared to standard).

BacteriaStandard
zone of inhibition
Crude extract
zone (mm)
n-hexane
zone (mm)
Chloroform
zone (mm)
Ethyl acetate
zone (mm)
n-butanol
zone (mm)
Aqueous
zone (mm)

E. coli30000000
B. subtillis31 00 00
S. flexenari33000 00
S. aureus44 00 00
P. auriginosa26 00000
S. typhi41000000

6–9 mm: no activity; 12–15 mm: low activity; 15–18 mm: good activity; above 18 mm: significant activity.