ANTIFUNGAL STUDIES OF WITHANIA COAGULANS AND TAMARIX APHYLLA
Authors: *Tahira Mughal1, Samina Shahid 2 and Sadia Qureshi 3
Keywords: Withania coagulans, Tamarix aphylla, Antifungal activity
Abstract
In vitro studies were carried out to evaluate the antifungal activity of methanolic , pet ether and dichloromethane extract of aerial parts of Withania coagulans and Tamarix aphylla against seven fungal strains (Trichoderma viridis ,Aspergillus flavus , Fusarium laterifum , Aspergillus fumigatus , Candida albicans , Trichophyton mentogrophytes and Microsporum canis). Assessment revealed that all extracts of Withania coagulans caused significant inhibition in biomass production of all test fungi (0.5mg/ml), while dichloromethane extract of Tamarix aphylla showed significant results (1.0mg/ml) against the tested fungal strains only.
Timeline
Received
Jun 10, 2011
Revised
Jun 25, 2011
15 days later
Accepted
Jul 22, 2011
27 days later
Published
Dec 16, 2024
4896 days later