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. 2006 Jul-Dec;26(1-2):82–84.

ANTIFUNGAL ACTIVITY OF SOME COLEUS SPECIES GROWING IN NILGIRIS

P Nilani 1, B Duraisamy 1, PS Dhanabal 1, Saleemullah khan 1, B Suresh 1, V Shankar 2, KY Kavitha 2, G Syamala 2
PMCID: PMC3335232  PMID: 22557230

Abstract

The in vitro antifungal activity of solvent extracts of Coleus forskohlii, Coleus blumei and Coleus barbatus were compared by testing against some pathogenic fungi like Aspergillus niger, Aspergillus fumigatus, Aspergillus ruantii, Proteus vulgaris and Candida albicans. The petroleum ether extract of Coleus forskohlii and Coleus barbatus exhibited significant antifungal activity against all the selected organisms. The extracts of Coleus blumei did not show any significant antifungal activity against the selected organisms.

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