Antibacterial and Anti-Diarrhoel Activities of Flowers of Punica granatum Linn Patil Swati1,*, Prabhu S1, Jolly CI1, Narayanan S2 1Principal, K M Kundnani College of Pharmacy, Cuffe parade, Mumbai 2Orchid Research Laboratories Ltd., Chennai *Corresponding Author: Dr. (Ms.) Swati Patil, Department of Pharmacognosy and Phytochemistry, Principal K M Kundnani College of Pharmacy, Cuffe Parade, Mumbai-400 005, India. E.mail: s_patil@vsnl.com, Tel No: 91-22-25243242
Online published on 20 March, 2013. Abstract Different extracts of Punica granatum flowers (Variety: Gulnar) were tested for antibacterial and anti-diarrhoeal activities. All the extracts showed good antibacterial activity which was comparable to that of cold water extract of Punica granatum fruit rind. Cold extracts showed better anti-diarrhoeal activity than soxhlet extracts in castor oil induced diarrhoea in rats as a model. Their anti-diarrhoeal activity was comparable to that of loperamide hydrochloride. Top Keywords Punica granatum, antibacterial activity, anti-diarrhoeal activity. Top |