Limonia Acidissima: The Phytochemical Analysis and Comprehensive Evaluation of Antimicrobial and Anti-Oxidant Properties

Abstract

As the microorganisms have developed the inherent ability to develop and adopt a mechanism of resistance against antibiotics. The harmful side effects of antibiotic including their cost of drug development have slowly shifted toward the plant derived phytochemical based medicines. The screening of antimicrobial property of this medicinal plant shows a positive result against the different species of bacteria (S. aureus, P. aeruginosa and fungi (A. Niger, Fusarium). This study of phytochemicals shows the important part to prevent and protect the plant against the microorganisms as well as phytochemicals to provide the information about the compound which are responsible for the antimicrobial activity like Alkaloids, Phenolics, and Flavonoids etc. This plant has enough amount of Total phenolics and hence, it has a high anti-oxidant activity. The anti-oxidant activity involve in the prevention of plant cell tissue damage. Anti-oxidant activity is measured by DPPH. The L. acidissima plant have many applications such as in bale diarrhea, dysentery, used for liver, cardiac tonic and effective for high cough, sore throat