The flower Bauhinia tomentosa L. where extracted and the extracts were subjected to quantitative, qualitative and antibacterial analysis. Quantitative analysis of some phytochemical was also done on the sample. The various extract revelaed the presence of constituents such as flavonoids, alkaloids and saponins. A preliminary phytochemical screening was conducted on the selected medicinal plant extract using standard qualitative procedures that revealed the presence of several secondary metabolites. The antibacterial activity of the crude nbutanol, chloroform and distilled water extract of Bauhinia tomentosa L. using by agar well diffusion assay against five human pathogenic strains of bacterial species, viz., Bacillus subtilis, Enterobacter aerogenes, Klebsiella pneumoniae, Salmonella typhi, and Staphylococcus aureus. n-Butanol extract showed highest activity against Salmonella typhi and Enterobacter aerogenes compared to the other extract. The generated data has provided the basis for its wide use as the therapeutic both in traditional and folk medicine.
