Antifungal efficacy of various plant part extracts: A study in vitro

Citation
D. Gehlot et A. Bohra, Antifungal efficacy of various plant part extracts: A study in vitro, ANN ARID Z, 39(2), 2000, pp. 173-175
Citations number
5
Categorie Soggetti
Agriculture/Agronomy
Journal title
ANNALS OF ARID ZONE
ISSN journal
05701791 → ACNP
Volume
39
Issue
2
Year of publication
2000
Pages
173 - 175
Database
ISI
SICI code
0570-1791(200006)39:2<173:AEOVPP>2.0.ZU;2-4
Abstract
The effect of methanol and aqueous root and flower extracts of twenty five desert plant species of Rajasthan were tested against yeast like human fung al pathogen Candida albicans causal organism of "Candidiasis" in human bein g. Of the total 100 plant part extracts tested, 22 had inhibitory effect ag ainst Candida albicans.