Activity of Medicinal Plant Extracts on Multiplication of Mycobacterium tuberculosis under Reduced Oxygen Conditions Using Intracellular and Axenic Assays
Table 1
Selection criteria for plants and their percentage yield.
Sr. number
Botanical name (Herbarium number)
Acronym
Common name
Area of collection
Parts used
Selection criteria
Percent yield#
Acetone
Ethanol
Aqueous
1
Acorus calamus Linn. (BSI-131716)
AC
Sweet flag
Shindewadi, Satara district, Maharashtra, India
Rhizome
Antibacterial, immune-modulatory
10
7.04
10.8
2
Ocimum sanctum Linn. (BSI-131712)
OS
Indian tulsi
Shindewadi, Satara district, Maharashtra, India
Leaves
Immune-modulatory
6.0
3.62
24.0
3
Piper nigrum Linn. (BSI-131714)
PN
Black pepper
Kottayam, Kerala, India
Seed
Antibacterial
3.16
6.64
22.64
4
Pueraria tuberosa DC. (NGCPR-670)
PT
Indian kudzu
Mulshi, Pune district, Maharashtra, India
Rhizome
Immune-modulatory
6.72
5.92
22.83
The plants were selected for the present study based on their biological activities mentioned under the column “selection criteria.” #Percentage yield w/w after sequential extraction using acetone, ethanol, and aqueous extracts.