Phytochemical Investigation And Antibacterial Activities Of The Roots Extract Of Dracaena Steudneri

Abstract

The Plant D.Steudneri Enjoys A Wide Ethno Medicinal Use For The Treatment Of Various Diseases Which Is Distributed In East And South Africa. These Include Its Use For Fungal And Bacterial Infections, Including Healing Cuts And Wounds, To Treat Black Leg, Rabies, Trypanosomiasis, And Emaciation?��?Cryptococcal Meningitis, Tuberculosis. This Study Was Directed Towards Organic Solvents (N-Hexane, Chloroform, Etoac And Methanol) Extraction, Isolation, And Structural Elucidation Of Compounds From The Roots Of A Known Medicinal Plant Dracaena Steudneri By Using Chromatographic And Spectroscopic Techniques. Besides, Antibacterial Activity Determination Of Crude Ex