Aims: To screen for the antibacterial activity of Cissampelos pareira L. using six bacteria
(Two Gram positive bacteria (Staphylococcus aureus and Streptococcus pneumoniae)
and four Gram negative bacteria (Escherichia coli, Pseudomonas aeroginosa, Klebsiella
pneumoniae and Proteus vulgaris). The phytochemicals that are responsible for the
bioactivity were also screened.