Phytochemical and Preliminary Antimicrobial Activity of Cyperus Rotundus linn. Extract Against Micrococcus Luteus

The plant kingdom is recognized as the most valued source of medicine for humanity as herbal/ethno-medicines has fewer side effects as compared to allopathic medicine due to its complex nature of bioactive compounds present in the plant. In nature, one of the most tenacious, colony forming weed having widespread geographical distribution and being native to Indian subcontinent, the Cyperus rotundus (Linn.) has been widely used in several pharmacological fields including antibacterial infections. In the current study C. rotundus (Linn.), the leaves extract was qualitatively accessed for its phytochemical content. Different solvent used to prepare leaves extract was evaluated against Micrococcus luteus for its antimicrobial activities using disc diffusion method. Our result indicated the presence of phytochemical such as flavonoids, terpenoids etc. Crude leaf extracts prepared in acetone. methanol and ethanol exhibited antimicrobial activity. Interestingly, ratio of acetone and ethanol solvent exhibited enhanced antimicrobial activity against the tested microorganisms.