Abstract
Fungal spores are often present in air and soil which may cause internal as well as external infections. Phytochemicals are extracted from plants of family Liliaceae and identified having antifungal and antibiotic properties. The present study deals antifungal activity of crude extract of leaf of five species Asparagus L. and four species Chlorophytum Ker. Gawl. of family Liliaceae using a different polar and non-polar solvent like methanol, petroleum ether and acetone. Effects of different plant extract were tested on yeast (Candida albicans) and mold (Aspergillus niger) using potato dextrose agar medium by agar well diffusion method. Zone of inhibition produced by different plant extracts was calculated. Among these plants, Chlorophytum borivilianum Santapau and Fernandes., Chlorophytum tuberosum Baker. and Asparagus racemosus Willd. show maximum antifungal activities against two clinical fungi Candida albicans and Aspergillus niger. In case of three solvent, acetone plant extract showed a significant reduction, while methanol showed its minimum reduction in the growth of these two opportunist fungi. Streptomycin was used as control drug for antifungal studies.
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