ORIGINAL ARTICLE

In-vitro Antibacterial activity, Extractive values and Phytochemical Profiling of Oenanthe javanica (Blume) DC Extracts

Background: Phytochemicals are the physiologically active substances found in plants. These phytochemicals which can be found in a variety of plant parts including leaves, flowers, seeds, bark, roots, and pulps, have been employed as direct therapeutic agents. The perennial herb Oenanthe javanica, sometimes called Java water dropwort, water celery, water dropwort, or Indian pennywort, is endemic to East Asia and is specifically utilized in traditional medicine and culinary arts.

Purpose: The goal of this plant study is to determine Oenanthe javanica phytochemical composition, extractive values, and antibacterial activity.

Results: The extracts contained alkaloids, terpenoids, phenols, flavonoids, coumarins, and saponins, according to the results of the initial phytochemical analyses. Petroleum ether has a lower percentage yield extract than ethanol solvent. The agar-well diffusion technique has been utilized to ascertain Oenanthe javanica antibacterial activity. Both gram-positive and gram-negative bacteria were inhibited by the extracts. In comparison to petroleum ether, ethanol extracts demonstrated the highest level of susceptibility to the pathogens under study.

Conclusion: According to these results, Oenanthe javanica is a useful source of phytochemicals that appear to have promising antibacterial properties. Oenanthe javanica could be further investigated for toxicity and to obtain some novel antibacterial compounds in light of this bioactivity.