Table 3.
Antifungal activity of crude extract and fractions of rhizomes (Miconazole as standard drug).
Fungi | −ve control | Standard MIC (μg/mL) |
Crude extract LG (mm) |
n-hexane LG (mm) |
Chloroform LG (mm) |
Ethyl acetate LG (mm) |
n-butanol LG (mm) |
Aqueous LG (mm) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T. longifusus | 100 | 70 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 |
C. albicans | 100 | 110.8 | 40 | 100 | 100 | 50 | 100 | 100 |
M. canis | 100 | 98.4 | 35 | 100 | 100 | 48 | 100 | 20 |
A. flavusi | 100 | 20 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 |
F. solani | 100 | 73.3 | 25 | 100 | 100 | 30 | 100 | 100 |
Inhibition of 0–40%: no activity; 40–60%: low activity; 60–70%: moderate activity; 70–100%: significant activity; LG: linear growth (mm).