STUDY TO ASSESS THE ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITIES OF AZADIRACHTA INDICA (NEEM) PLANT EXTRACTS

Abstract

The aim of present work is to evaluate the antibacterial property of Neem plant parts. The methanolic extracts of Neem leaves and stem were investigated for antibacterial activity against Bacillus species and Escherichia coli using agar well diffusion method. It was reported in the study that the methanol extract of Neem plant parts possess remarkable antibacterial property compared with the Streptomycin as a standard. Therefore, it is suggested that the leaf and stem extracts of Azadirachta indica is recommended for the treatment of human infections associated with these organisms and Neem plant parts can be used more and more for commercial purpose..