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The plant of Mollugo oppositifolia Linn is used in the treatment like skin diseases, increase appetite, cures kapha, piles, leukoderma, tonic of intestine, urinary infection, fever, cough, liver problem. Due to its excellent properties and potent constituents' activities like free radical scavenging and antioxidant activities, hepato protective effect, antiprotozoal activity, immunomodulating activity. Thus, the extract of Mollugo oppositifolia Linn (family: Mollunginaceae) leaves was examined using the antimicrobial activity by agar well diffusion method. Here the chloroform, pet.ether and ethanolic extracts of Mollugo oppositifolia Linn was tested at 20mg/ml concentration and evaluated against organism of staphylococcus aureus and proteus vulgaris. Ciprofloxacin was used as standard. The level of effect was determined by measuring zone of inhibition at room temperature for 48hrs and diameter of the zone of inhibition was measured and the average diameter for each sample was calculated. Analytical method of FTIR used to evaluated the extract of Mollugo oppositifolia Linn. Result of the preliminary phytochemical screening showed the presence of alkaloids, carbohydrates, steroids, glycosides, flavonoids, protein.