Title

ANTIFUNGAL ACTIVITY OF DODONAEA VISCOSA JACQ EXTRACT ON PATHOGENIC FUNGI ISOLATED FROM SUPER FICIAL SKIN INFECTION.

Authors

Pirzada, A.J.; Shaikh, W.; Usmanghani, K.; Ejaz Mohiuddin

Abstract

Antimicrobial activity of solvent extracts of leaves and shoot of Dodonaea viscosa Jacq have been determined against fungi, Aspergillus niger, Aspergillus flavus, Paecilomyces varioti, Microsporum gypseum, and Trichophyton rubrum causing skin diseases. All crude extracts were found to be effective against tested fungi. However chloroform has strong inhibition activity against fungi as compared to ethanol, methanol, ethylacetate and aqueous extracts. More over in present study some basic elements have been analyzed, Al, Ca, Cu, Fe, Mg, Mn, P, S and Zn from the medicinal plant Dodonaea viscosa Jacq. by using atomic absorption spectrophotometry and UV spectrophotometry. The medicinal plant Dodonaea viscosa Jacq contains considerable amount of elements which have therapeutic effects in skin diseases.

Subjects

DODONAEA; PLANT extracts; ANTIFUNGAL agents; MEDICINAL plants; PHYTOTHERAPY; SKIN disease treatment; ATOMIC absorption spectroscopy

Publication

Pakistan Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences, 2010, Vol 23, p337

ISSN

1011-601X

Publication type

Academic Journal