somnifera L. Dunal (Solanaceae; root and leaves)], an Indian traditional medicinal plant
against pathogenic bacteria. Both aqueous as well as alcoholic extracts of the plant (root as
well as leaves) were found to possess strong antibacterial activity against a range of
bacteria, as revealed by in vitro Agar Well Diffusion Method. The methanolic extract was
further sub-fractionated using various solvents and the butanolic sub-fraction was found to …