Phytochemical analysis and antimicrobial activity of Lantana camara

Abstract

Family Verbenaceae has been an important coniferous plant in ayurvedic and indigenous medicinal systems. The Clinical trials and animal research support the use of  for anti-spasmodic, carminative, anti-tumor, anti-inflammatory, anti-malarial, anti-ulcer genic, treatment of emotional stress and trauma, anti-microbial, insecticidal, fungicidal, and asthma.The present study was planned for extraction, phytochemical analysis, powder characteristics and the antimicrobial activity of the of crude extract.Phytochemical analysis showed presence of various secondary metabolites like alkaloids, saponins, tannins, glycosides and terpenoids. Antibacterial activity of against showed positive results.