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Anti-Fungal Screening of Tubers of Cyperus rotundus Linn


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1 KLES’s College of Pharmacy, Belgaum, Karnataka, 590 010, India
2 Rajarambapu College of Pharmacy, Kasegaon, Tal-Walwa, Dist-Sangli, India
     

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The antifungal activity of aqueous and Petroleum ether extract of tubers of Cyperus rotundus Linn was performed on human pathogens Aspergillus fumigates and Candida tropicallis. The antifungal activity is compared with standard antifungal drug (5-flurouracil) at different concentration. All the extract showed fungicidal activity. At higher concentration it shows significant antifungal activity. Amongst oil appears in Petroleum ether extract showed effective against fungal species.

Keywords

Anti-Fungal Activity, Cup Plate Method, Cyperus rotundus.
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S. S. Biradar
KLES’s College of Pharmacy, Belgaum, Karnataka, 590 010, India
G. H. Wadkar
KLES’s College of Pharmacy, Belgaum, Karnataka, 590 010, India
V. P. Rasal
KLES’s College of Pharmacy, Belgaum, Karnataka, 590 010, India
S. R. Kane
Rajarambapu College of Pharmacy, Kasegaon, Tal-Walwa, Dist-Sangli, India

Abstract


The antifungal activity of aqueous and Petroleum ether extract of tubers of Cyperus rotundus Linn was performed on human pathogens Aspergillus fumigates and Candida tropicallis. The antifungal activity is compared with standard antifungal drug (5-flurouracil) at different concentration. All the extract showed fungicidal activity. At higher concentration it shows significant antifungal activity. Amongst oil appears in Petroleum ether extract showed effective against fungal species.

Keywords


Anti-Fungal Activity, Cup Plate Method, Cyperus rotundus.