ANTIFUNGAL ACTIVITY OF THE CRUDE EXTRACTS OF COLOCASIA ESCULENTA LEAVES IN VITRO ON PLANT PATHOGENIC FUNGI
Journal Title: International Research Journal of Pharmacy (IRJP) - Year 2015, Vol 6, Issue 10
Abstract
Colocasia esculenta belonging to family Araceae popularly known as “taro” is very useful medicinal plant described by Charaka as an anti-inflammatory plant. An experiment was carried out to study the antifungal activity of alcoholicand aqueous extract of Colocasia esculenta by food poisoning technique against Alternariablight of chili caused by Alternaria solaniand Alternariablight of castor caused by Alternaria ricini. In anti-fungal study alcoholic extract showed good anti fungal activity than aqueous extract.
Authors and Affiliations
S. K. Mengane
Keywords
Related Articles
- EP ID EP117317
- DOI 10.7897/2230-8407.0610138
- Views 93
- Downloads 0
SPECTROPHOTOMETRIC ESTIMATION OF GATIFLOXACIN SESQUIHYDRATE AND PREDNISOLONE ACETATE IN COMBINED PHARMACEUTICAL DOSAGE FORM BY Q-ABSORBANCE RATIO METHOD
The present manuscript describes simple, sensitive, rapid, accurate, precise and economical Q-absorbance ratio method for the simultaneous determination of Gatifloxacin sesquihydrate and Prednisolone acetate in mixture....
ANTIMICROBIAL POTENTIAL OF VOLATILE OIL ISOLATED FROM SOME TRADITIONAL INDIAN SPICES
In the present study the antimicrobial activity of Volatile Oils isolated from Traditional Indian Spices, Anethum Graveolens (Umbelliferae), Foeniculum Vulgare (Umbelliferae) and Coriandrum Sativum (Umbelliferae) were s...
PHARMACODYNAMIC INTERACTION OF GREEN TEA EXTRACT WITH HYDROCHLOROTHIAZIDE AGAINST ISOPROTERENOL INDUCED MYOCARDIAL DAMAGE IN RATS
To evaluate the pharmacodynamic interaction of green tea extract with hydrochlorothiazide against isoproterenol induced myocardial infarction wistar albino rat of either sex were prophylactically treated with hydrochloro...
SIMPLE UV SPECTROMETRIC FOR THE ESTIMATION OF METHOCARBAMOL IN BULK AND ITS FORMULATION
The objective of the work is to obtain a correct analytical method for analysis of active substance in bulk drug and in the finished product. From the literature survey, it was found that Methocarbamol used extensively i...
SUSTAINED RELEASE DEVICE CONTAINING ORNIDAZOLE FOR PERIODONTITIS
The purpose of this study was to develop a sustained release device containing ornidazole for insertion within periodontal pockets. Cast films of ethyl cellulose with dibutyl phthalate as plasticizer, containing ornidazo...