Volume: 56 Issue: 2
Year: 2025, Page: 321-324, Doi: https://doi.org/10.51966/jvas.2025.56.2.321-324
Received: Feb. 4, 2025 Accepted: April 19, 2025 Published: June 30, 2025
Eupatorium adenophorum plant collected from Darjeeling Himalayan region was selected to analyse its antimicrobial potential against Staphylococcus aureus and E. coli bacteria. Eupatorium adenophorum had a better antimicrobial effect on Staphylococcus aureus (ZOI- 26.00±2.70) with MIC of 12.5 mg/ml as compared to E coli. Preliminary qualitative tests were also highly positive for steroids, alkaloids, glycosides, phenolic compounds, tannins, flavonoids, diterpenes, triterpenes and saponins. The antibacterial potency of Eupatorium adenophorum could be exploited for treatment of wounds in animals.
Keywords: Ethnobotany, Eupatorium adenophorum, Staphylococcus aureus, wound infection
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Rai, S. and Jas, R. 2025. Antimicrobial activity of Eupatorium adenophorum (Crofton weed) extract on Staphylococcus aureus and Escherichia coli isolates from wound infection. J. Vet. Anim. Sci. 56 (2):321-324