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Phytochemical screening and antimicrobial activity of medicinally important Achillea millefolium L. and Chaerophyllum villosum Wall Exdc.
Abstract
This study was carried out to explore the phytochemical analysis and antimicrobial activity of different extracts of Achillea millefolium and Chaerophyllum villosum. Crude methanolic and chloroform extracted samples of Achillea millefolium and Chaerophyllum villosum showed good antibacterial activity against Staphylococcus aureus, Shigella flexneri, Salmonella typhi and Staphylococcus epidermidis. The extracts of both plants showed potent activity against Gram positive bacteria as compared to Gram negative bacteria. The antifungal activity revealed that methanolic and chloroform extracts of Achillea millefolium and Chaerophyllum villosum showed maximum growth inhibition of Fusarium solanum, Penicilium notatum and Aspergillus flavus.
