ANTIFUNGAL STUDIES OF WITHANIA COAGULANS AND TAMARIX APHYLLA

2011-06-10 2011-06-25 2011-07-22 12/16/2024 9:47:03 PM Journal of Applied Pharmacy 3 2011 Original research article 289 294 2011 JAppPharm (2011 ). 3. 289-294 https://doi.org/10.21065/19204159.3.289 English *Tahira Mughal1, Samina Shahid 2 and Sadia Qureshi 3 Withania coagulans, Tamarix aphylla, Antifungal activity 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.