Manuscript accepted on :
Published online on: 30-01-2016
M. Datta Choudhury1*, R. Choudhury2, B. De3 and S. B. Paul4
1Department of Life Science, Assam University, Airongmara, Dargakona, Silchar, Cachar, Assam - 788 011 (India) 2M.T.B. Girls’ H. S. School, Agartala, Tripura - 799 001(India) 3Regional Institute of Pharmaceutical Science And Technology, Tripura - 799006 (India) 4Department of Chemistry, Assam University, Silchar, Assam - 788 011 (India)
ABSTRACT: Methanolic extract of edible parts of certain ethno medicinal plants(10 Nos.), growing in state Tripura, India, which are used by tribal people, were physicochemically characterized and screened for antifungal activity against Candida albicans and also for CNS depressant property in mice. It was found that extracts were able to exhibit antifungal activity except 03 extracts. Among them, extract of I. aquatica showed zone of inhibition 1.6 cm, which was nearer to the effect of standard. Extracts of S. torvum and L. spinosa showed CNS depressant property in 100mg/kg body weight comparable to the effect of standard in 5mg/kg body weight.
KEYWORDS: Edible parts; Tribal; Physicochemical; Candida albicans; CNS depressant
Download this article as:
| Copy the following to cite this article: Choudhury M. D, Choudhury R, De B, Paul S. B. Physicochemical characterisation and antifungal, cns depressant activity of certain Ethnomedicinal plants of Tripura state, India. Biosci Biotechnol Res Asia 2007;4(1) |
| Copy the following to cite this URL: Choudhury M. D, Choudhury R, De B, Paul S. B. Physicochemical characterisation and antifungal, cns depressant activity of certain Ethnomedicinal plants of Tripura state, India. Biosci Biotechnol Res Asia 2007;4(1). Available from: https://www.biotech-asia.org/?p=5601 |
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.
