Research Article

Determination of In Vitro Antimicrobial Activity of Five Sri Lankan Medicinal Plants against Selected Human Pathogenic Bacteria

Table 1

Plants used for the study.

Plant botanical nameFamilyLocal name

Asparagus falcatusLiliaceaeHathawariya
Asteracantha longifoliaAcanthaceaeNeeramulliya
Coriandrum sativumUmbelliferaeKoththamalli
Epaltes divaricataCompositaeHeen mudamahana
Vetiveria zizanioidesGraminaeSewendara