Phytochemical screening of Ocimum Sanctum Against Pathogenic Bacteria

Plants are potent biochemists and have been components of phytomedicine since times immemorial; man is able to obtain from them a wondrous assortment of industrial chemicals. A rich heritage of knowledge on preventive and curative medicines was available in ancient scholastic work included in the Atharvaveda (an Indian religious book), Ayurveda (Indian traditional system of medicine) and so on. Among the plants known for medicinal value, the plants of genus Ocimum belonging to family Labiate are very important for their therapeutic potentialsStudy aims to evaluate the antibacterial, antioxidant potency and preliminary phytochemical screening of an Indian holy plant Ocimum sanctum. Linn.