The present work is aimed at primary screening of the phytochemical contents of seven
solvents (petroleum ether, benzene, chloroform, acetone, methanol, ethanol and a mixture of methanol
and ethyl acetate (1:3)) extracts of the seeds of Anamirta cocculus (Linn.) and to evaluate the
antibacterial activity of these extracts against five species of pathogenic bacteria. The powdered
seeds of A. cocculus were extracted with seven solvents (polar and non-polar) with Soxhlet apparatus
and the extracts were subjected to preliminary phytochemical screening by standard biochemical
tests. The antibacterial activity of various extracts was evaluated against five bacterial species