Table 3.
Anti fungi activities of n-hexane and ethyl acetate extract of T. bracteolata leaves.
| Extract | Concentration (mg/ml) | Zone of inhibition of fungi Mean ± S. Dev. (mm) |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C. albicans | A. niger | R. stolon | P. notatum | ||
| n-Hexane | 200 | 17.0 ± 1.31*b | 15.0 ± 1.38* b | 15.0 ± 1.21* b | 17.0 ± 1.11* b |
| 100 | 14.0 ± 0* b | 13.0 ± 1.50* b | 12.0 ± 0* b | 13.0 ± 1.39* b | |
| 50 | 12.0 ± 0* b | 10.0 ± 0* b | 10.0 ± 0* b | 10.0 ± 0* b | |
| 25 | 10.0 ± 0* b | - | - | - | |
| 12.5 | - | - | - | - | |
| 6.25 | - | - | - | - | |
| Ethyl Acetate | 200 | 19.0 ± 1.37* b | 17.0 ± 1.43* b | 17.0 ± 1.35* b | 20.0 ± 0* b |
| 100 | 17.0 ± 1.4* b | 14.0 ± 0* b | 14.0 ± 0* b | 17.0 ± 1.4* b | |
| 50 | 14.0 ± 0* b | 12.0 ± 0* b | 12.0 ± 0* b | 14.0 ± 0* b | |
| 25 | 12.0 ± 0* b | 10.0 ± 0* b | 10.0 ± 0* b | 12.0 ± 0* b | |
| 12.5 | 10.0 ± 0* b | - | - | 10.0 ± 0* b | |
| 6.25 | - | - | - | - | |
| Control | n-hexane | - | - | - | - |
| Ethyl Acetate | - | - | - | - | |
| Ticonazole (70%) | 28.0 ± 0.00a | 28.0 ± 0 a | 28.0 ± 0 a | 28.0 ± 0 a | |
Key: - = no inhibition; * = values significantly different when compared to negative control using t test; alphabetic superscript other than that of Ticonazole means significantly different (P < 0.05) when compared to positive control.