Abstract:An investigation was carried out to check the influence of altitude on antibacterial, antifungal, anti-inflammatory, and antioxidant activities displayed by ethanolic leaf extracts of Justicia adhatoda L. Justicia adhatoda is a medicinal plant, growing predominantly at an altitude of 1,300 m above sea level. The collections of leaves were made from plants growing across different altitudinal ranges. The antibacterial activity was tested against four different bacterial strains, namely Escherichia coli (MTCC 82… Show more
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