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VOL. 7, ISSUE 2 (2022)
Antifungal property of Ficus septica leaf ethanolic extract
Authors
Catherine Fugaban-Hizon
Abstract
The study aims to determine the antifungal property of Ficus septica leaf ethanolic extract against Candida albicans and Aspergillus Niger. The antimicrobial susceptibility tests were conducted with four different level of concentrations at 100%, 75%, 50% and 25% respectively of Ficus septica leaf ethanolic extract and Itraconazole was used as positive control. The zone of clearing was carefully noted using caliper. Results reveal the zones of clearing against Candida albicans at 50%, 75% and 100% concentration of Ficus septica leaf ethanolic extract were 31.3 mm, 33 mm, and 32.2 mm, respectively. As compared to Itraconazole, the results revealed that it has inhibitory activity with sensitive reactivity against Candida albicans and only intermediate activity against Aspergillus Niger at 50% concentration. The study revealed that the leaf ethanolic extract of Ficus septica exhibited an antifungal activity against Candida albicans and Aspergillus Niger.
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Pages:193-196
How to cite this article:
Catherine Fugaban-Hizon "Antifungal property of <em>Ficus septica</em> leaf ethanolic extract ". International Journal of Botany Studies, Vol 7, Issue 2, 2022, Pages 193-196
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