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EVALUATION OF PIPER BETLE L. (Local Cultivar Karpoora variety) LEAF EXTRACTS FOR ANTIFUNGAL ACTIVITY AGAINST SELECTED FUNGAL PATHOGENS

S. Aruljothi, C. Uma, P. Sivagurunathan

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 The antifungal potential of the Piper betle extracts were investigated in the present study. Different extracts of P. betle leaves viz., Methanol, Ethanol, Acetone, Chloroform and Water were used against six human pathogenic fungi. Among the extracts tested, methanol extracts prepared from Karpoori variety of Piper betle collected from Tamil Nadu exerted good antifungal activity against test pathogens. The yeast pathogens viz., Candida albicans, Cryptococcus neoformans, and Histoplasma capsulatum were exhibited greater susceptibility towards methanol extract of betel leaves. The results clearly indicated that there was a marked difference among the same variety of P. betle cultivated under two different regions in their antimicrobial nature.

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S. Aruljothi, C. Uma, P. Sivagurunathan EVALUATION OF PIPER BETLE L. (Local Cultivar Karpoora variety) LEAF EXTRACTS FOR ANTIFUNGAL ACTIVITY AGAINST SELECTED FUNGAL PATHOGENS Indian Journal of Applied Research,Volume : 6 | Issue : 8 | August 2016

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