Antifungal activity of Polyalthia longifolia Sonn. extracts against Candida species
Swami Narsinghchandra Dev and Kantishree De
Department of Post Graduate Studies & Research in Biological Sciences, Rani Durgawati Vishwavidyalaya, Jabalpur, M.P. (India)
ABSTRACT
In the present study the antifungal potential of different solvent extracts of bark and leaves of Polyalthia longifolia Sonn. against some yeast pathogens was determined. Maximum activity was observed against C. albicans in acetonic extract of bark with 23mm zone of inhibition. The methanol extract of bark and leaves respectively showed positive results against tested pathogens. The plant extracts revealed presence of secondary metabolites.