Studies on Antifungal Activity and Elemental Composition of the Medicinal Plant Trianthema pentendra Linn.

Antifungal Activity of T. pentendra

Authors

  • Abdul Jabbar Pirzada Institute of Plant Sciences, University of Sindh, Jamshoro, Pakistan 
  • Wazir Shaikh Institute of Plant Sciences, University of Sindh, Jamshoro, Pakistan
  • Syed Abdul Ghaffar Institute of Plant Sciences, University of Sindh, Jamshoro, Pakistan  

Keywords:

Trianthema pentendra, antifungal activity, essential elements

Abstract

Antifungal activity of crude solvent and aqueous extracts of the medicinal plant, Trianthema pentendra Linn., against the dermatophytic fungi, Aspergillus niger, Aspergillus flavus, Paecilomyces varioti, Microsporum gypseum and Trichophyton rubrum revealed that ethanol and aqueous extracts were the most effective antifungal agents as compared to methanol, chloroform and ethyl acetate extracts. Some basic elements, Al, Ca, Cu, Fe, Mg, Mn, P, S and Zn were also determined in the medicinal plant, T. pentendra, using atomic absorption spectrophotometry and U.V spectrophotometry. T. pentendra contained considerable amount of elements which have therapeutic effects in skin diseases.

 

 

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Published

2010-04-26

How to Cite

Pirzada, A. J., Shaikh, W., & Ghaffar, S. A. (2010). Studies on Antifungal Activity and Elemental Composition of the Medicinal Plant Trianthema pentendra Linn.: Antifungal Activity of T. pentendra. Biological Sciences - PJSIR, 53(2), 85–88. Retrieved from http://v2.pjsir.org/index.php/biological-sciences/article/view/430

Issue

Vol. 53 No. 2 (2010): Pakistan Journal of Scientific and Industrial Research

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