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Scholars Academic Journal of Pharmacy | Volume-3 | Issue-01
Antifungal and Phytochemical Screening of Hyptis suaveolens (L.Poit) Lamiaceae On Aflatoxin Producing Fungi
P. N. Rajarajan, K. M. Rajasekaran, N. K. Asha Devi
Published: Jan. 30, 2014 |
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DOI: 10.36347/sajp
Pages: 50-52
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Abstract
The present communication deals with the antifungal and preliminary phytochemical screening on the Hyptis
suaveolens (L. Poit) Lamiaceae. The plant is stimulant, carminative, antispasmodic antirheumatic, antisuporitic bath. It is
also used for parasitical cutaneous diseases, infection of uterus, and as sudorific in catarrhal condition, headache,
stomach, snuff to stop bleeding of the nose. The antimicrobial effect of Hyptis suaveolens leaves extract was evaluated
methanol extracts was carried out by using fungus like, Aspergillus flavus and Aspergillus parasiticus. The in vitro
antimicrobial evaluation was carried out by agar disc-diffusion method. Preliminary phytochemical screening shows the
presence of volatile oil, starch, proteins, tannins, saponins, fats, alkaloids and glycosides etc. Hyptis suaveolens leaves
may be considered as an alternative and effective inhibitor of Aspergillus flavus and Aspergillus parasiticus, in addition
to offer some protective effect to the production of aflatoxins.