ASSESSMENT OF HOT WATER AND ETHANOLIC EXTRACT OF LEMON GRASS AGAINST SELECTED BACTERIAL PATHOGENS

The challenge of drug resistance, emerging and re-emerging diseases is a serious concern to the field of phytomedicine, pharmacognosy and pharmaceutical microbiology and chemistry. Furthermore, plants have emerged as credible sources of new antimicrobials. Cymbopogon citratus which is commonly known as lemongrass belongs to the grass family of Poaceae. In addition to its culinary usage, lemongrass offers an array of medicinal benefits. The plant is used extensively in Ayurvedic medicine. The leaves are used to make tea which can relieve stomach and gut problems. Lemon grass also has anti-depressant and mood enhancer, anxiolytic, hypnotic and anticonvulsant properties. In this study, we have set to carryout an assessment of hotwater and ethanolic leave extract of lemon grass against selected bacterial pathogens.