Antimicrobial Screening of Some capparidaceous Medicinal Plants of North-West Rajasthan

Antimicrobial screening of ethyl ether and alcoholic extracts of leaves of three selected medicinal plantspecies of capparidaceae family growing in North–Western Rajasthan was carried out. Capparis decidua,Cleome gynandra and Cleome viscosa showed positive reactions against bacterial pathogens i.e.Staphylococcus aureus, Escherichia coli and a fungal pathogen Candida albicans.