Antifungal activity of selected medicinal plants extract against human pathogenic fungus candida albicans

Authors

  • ARUN KUMAR Department of Botany, M.S. College Saharanpur-247001 (U.P.) India
  • VIJAI MALIK Department of Botany, M.S. College Saharanpur-247001 (U.P.) India
  • SHRUTI SAINI Department of Biotechnology, Satguru Institute of Education & Technology, Nakur-247342 Saharanpur (U.P.) India

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.22376/ijpbs.2017.8.1%20.b70-73

Keywords:

Medicinal plants extracts, antifungal activity, alcoholic extract, human pathogenic Fungus, Candida

Abstract

The present investigation was carried out to observe the antifungal activity of Alstonia scholaris, Argemone maxicana, Datura alba, Solanum nigrum and Solanum xanthocarpum. For this purpose effect of different alcoholic extract concentration was observed on growth performances of Candida albicans on 5th and 7thday. Result shows that alcoholic extract concentrations inhibit radial growth of this fungus. Results also indicate that inhibition of fungal growth increase with the increase in the concentration of alcoholic extracts.

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31.03.2017

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ARUN KUMAR, VIJAI MALIK, & SHRUTI SAINI. (2017). Antifungal activity of selected medicinal plants extract against human pathogenic fungus candida albicans. International Journal of Pharma and Bio Sciences, 8(1), 70–73. https://doi.org/10.22376/ijpbs.2017.8.1 .b70-73

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Volume 8, Issue 1, 2017

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