Antioxidant and Antibacterial Activity of Lantana camera Leaves

Lantana camara L., colloquially called as Surinam tea plant, Spanish flag wild or red sage, belonging to family Verbenaceae. It is a native to tropical and subtropical regions and sprawls as array of strains and diverse varieties. Lantana camara was presumably introduced In India before nineteenth century. Lantana camara is a flowering ornamental, erect, hairy aromatic shrub, it is a most widespread, variable straggling plant with variegated flower characteristic. The plant is sprawled all round India with their ability to accustom in diverse climatic and atmospheric conditions. leaves and twigs are used as a green mulch. Different parts of plant have been considered to possess various constituents like phenolic compounds, essential oils, flavonoids, alkaloids, quinine, tannin, carbohydrates, proteins, glycosides, steroids, iridoid glycosides, oligosaccharides, saponins, terpenoids. Lantana camara Predominantly the leaves have been used in the treatment of wound healing, scratching, toothache stomachache, bronchitis, rheumatism, biliary fever, antiseptic and in variety of infections