Phytochemical Analysis and Antibacterial Screening of Asparagus Flagellaris (Kunth) Bak used in The Traditional Treatment of Sexually Transmitted Diseases and Urinary Infections

Abstract

The phytochemistry and antimicrobial effect of the stem, bark and leave of Asparagus flagellaris were studied. The phytochemical screening of the stem, bark and leaves showed appreciable amount of flavonoid and moderate amount of carbohydrate, cardiac glycoside and saponin while reducing sugar, ketones and pentose were detected in traces. The ethanol extract inhibited the growth of six organisms viz Escherichia coli,
Corynebacteria, Klebsiella, Neiserra gonorrhoeae, Shegiella dysentariae and Candida albicans, at various concentrations, while the aqueous extract were susceptible on five organism namely Corynebacteria, Streptococcus pyogene, Proteus specie, Neiserra gonorrhoeae, and Treponema palladium.

Keywords: Asparagus flagellaris, phytochemical, ethanol extract, aqueous extract and antibacterial screening.

Ethiopian Journal of Environmental Studies of Management Vol. 1 (2) 2008: pp. 44-48