Preliminary phytochemical screening of petroleum ether and alcohol extract of Symplocos Racemosa Roxb was carried out which indicates that alcoholic extract contain carbohydrate, glycoside, saponin and terpenoid & alkaloid and ether extract indicated presence of glycoside, phytosterol and steroid. An antibacterial evaluation of the petroleum ether and ethanolic extract was carried out and it is found that ethanolic extract possess a good antibacterial action.
