Author(s):

Lalita Singh, Reena Antil, Dheeraj Kumar and Pushpa Dahiya

Abstract: Eclipta prostrata (L.) L. (Asteraceae) is a widely distributed annual herb. This plant has been utilized as folk or traditional medicine in various traditional medicine systems in world as well as in India. Powdered stem and leaves of E. prostrata were extracted with different solvents i.e. petroleum ether, chloroform, acetone, methanol etc. in soxhlet extraction apparatus. These extracts were further analysed for their antimicrobial and antioxidant appraisal in relation to their phytochemical constituents. Methanolic extract showed more promising antimicrobial as well as antioxidant activity as compared to other extracts. Maximum number of phytochemicals as well as total phenolic and flavonoid contents was also higher in case of methanolic extract followed by the acetonic and chloroform extract. As methanolic extract showed significant antioxidant and antimicrobial efficacy, this extract can be utilized as an effective and safe antioxidant source, on a commercial basis for the development of new phytodrugs.

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