(UNIVERSITY OF MANAGEMENT AND TECHNOLOGY, 2015) Anam Mushtaq
Medicinal plants are the backbone in the treatment of the traditional medicine. Cedrela Toona has been used for various ailments. C.Toona belongs to the family Meliacace which has significant medicinal values. Traditionally, it is useful in chronic dysentery, ulcer, cures fever, headache, blood complaints, cardiotonic, aphrodisiac, anthelmentic, good for scabis and expectorant. The various parts of the plant have been explored for antioxidant, analgesic, antifeedant, antiulcer, antimicrobial and many other activities. The present study was undertaken to find out the antibacterial activity and evaluation of the compounds, which presnt in its non-polar profile. The inhibition zone diameters and minimal inhibition concentrations (MIC) against three tested bacteria are studied in antibacterial activity.