Antifungal activity of Dodonaea viscosa Jacq extract on pathogenic fungi isolated from super ficial skin infection
Journal Title: Pakistan Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences - Year 2010, Vol 23, Issue 3
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.
Authors and Affiliations
AJ Pirzada, W Shaikh, K Usmanghani, Ejaz Mohiuddin
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