Phytochemical Screening, Antioxidant and Antimicrobial Activities of Indoneesiella echioides (L.) Nees Leaves

ABSTRACT
Indoneesiella echioides (or) Andrographis echioides (L) Nees is an important herb widely
distributed in south India. This is commonly known as False Water willow. Indoneesiella echioides
(L) Nees is a traditional Indian medicine; the whole plant is highly medicinal value such as the leaf
juice of this plant is used to cure fever. The plant was extracted using n-hexane, chloroform, ethyl
acetate, acetone, butanol, ethanol and methanol. The present study was to be determined the
preliminary phytochemical screening, antioxidant and antimicrobial activities of Indoneesiella
echioides (L) Nees leaves.

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