Research Article

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

Table 2

Antibacterial activity of crude extract and fractions of leaves (Imipenem as standard drug).

BacteriaStandard drug
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 00000
S. flexenari33000 00
S. aureus44000 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.