Abstract

Hydroethanolic extracts of Butea monosperma, Nerium oleander and Mesua ferrea, flowers were prepared and assessed for their antibacterial potentials on E. coli, S. aureus, Salmonella and P. aerugenosa at a static concentration of 400 μg/ml and the efficacy of inhbiting the growth of specific bacteria was evaluated using disk diffusion method on specific growth media. Flower extracts of all three plants found capable of inhibiting growth of all four pathogens, however N. oleader could not inhibited the growth of P. aerugenosa and Salmonella.