Phytochemical and antimicrobial properties of Syzygium cumini an ethanomedicinal plant of Javadhu hills

Traditional medicine practice by tribal population of globe has been a greatestmystery which has not been unraveled so far. Studies on them could lead to finding of noveldrugs for effective treatment of various diseases caused by commensals and pathogens. Wehave chosen one of the most commonly used fruit Syzygium cumini for the present study toscreen and analyze the phytochemical and antimicrobial properties they posses. The studyrevealed that Syzygium cumini extracts contains rich availability of carbohydrates, phenols,flavonoids and tannins as their secondary metabolites. Further the ethanolic extracts ofleaves and aqueous extracts of seeds were found to have very high anti microbial propertyfor wide range of gram positive and gram negative bacterial strains.