Comparative Study of Antibacterial Activity of Trigonella Foenum &Terminalia Arjuna with Ciprofloxacin

The present investigation was performed to evaluate the antibacterial potential of Trigonella foenum-graecum (seeds) and Terminalia arjuna (bark) extracts. The plant extracts were prepared by hot percolation method using solvents methanol and distilled water. Antibacterial activity of these extracts was carried out by agar well diffusion method. The antibacterial activity of T. foenum- graecum seeds extracts along with T. Arjuna extracts was observed. Methanolic extracts of fenugreek and arjuna revealed an elevated antibacterial activity against S. aureus as compared to E. coli whereas water extract shows less activity compared to its methanolic extracts on both the strains. The result obtained in this study suggest that the methanol extract of T. Foenum Linn &T. Arjuna revealed a significant scope to develop novel broad spectrum of antibacterial herbal spectrum and further attention should be given for research work to identify the active compounds for their biological activities.