Research Journal of Pharmacognosy and Phytochemistry
  • Year: 2010
  • Volume: 2
  • Issue: 4

Anti-Fungal Screening of Tubers of Cyperus rotundus Linn

  • Author:
  • S.S. Biradar1,, G.H. Wadkar1, V.P. Rasal1, S.R. Kane2
  • Total Page Count: 2
  • Page Number: 317 to 318

1KLES's College of Pharmacy, Belgaum, Karnataka, 590 010

2Rajarambapu College of Pharmacy, Kasegaon, Sangli, 415 404

*Corresponding Author: Kane Sandeep Ravindra, Lecturer, Rajarambapu College of Pharmacy, Kasegaon, Tal-Walwa, Dist-Sangli. E.Mail: kanesandeep@gmail.com 09960022448

Online published on 21 March, 2013.

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