Impact of Plant Extracts on the Growth of Some Dermatophytes
Journal Title: International Journal of Engineering and Science Invention - Year 2017, Vol 6, Issue 12
Abstract
During our investigation, some fungal species were isolated which are dermatophytes. This group of fungi are potentially pathogenic, causing so many skin diseases in human beings and animals, such as ringworms, mycoses, moniliasis, histoplasmosis, dermatophytosis, maduromycosis, aspergillosis, candidiasis etc. Among twenty eight different fungal isolates, altogether three different dermatophytes as Monosporium apiospermum , Microsporum canis and Trichophyton verrucosum had been selected to see the influence of different plant part extracts of seven local plants, under reference that had been described to cure skin diseases. These were leaf of Argemone mexicana and Eclipta alba, bark of Bauhinia variegata and Melia azadirachta, rhizome of Curcuma longa and seeds of Butea monosperma & Psoralea corylifolia . Water, acetone and alcohol were used as solvent to extract the active principle of the plants. Further the influence of these plant extract solvents had been investigated on the growth of fungal mycelium. It had been found that most of the plant extracts were very effective against these dermatophytes, sometimes more effective than homaeopathic and allopathic medicines and even antibiotics also.
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Namita Kumari
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