Evaluation of some biological properties of Saussurea costus crude root extract

Abstract

The current study aimed to evaluate some biological activities of Saussurea costus (S. costus) such as phytochemical constituents, antimicrobial activity and antifeedant potential on the larvae of Spodoptera littoralis. The results revealed that the methanol extract of roots of S. costus are rich in some bioactive phytochemical compounds such as alkaloids, phenols/polyphenols, fl avonoids, terpenoids, tannins, coumarins, quinines, steroids, cardiac glycosides and resins. The antimicrobial screening revealed that, among 12 referenced microbial strains (10 bacteria and 2 fungi), 4 Gram-positive bacteria exhibited high susceptibility with the methanol and ethanol extracts of S. costus, namely

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