African Journal of
Pharmacy and Pharmacology

  • Abbreviation: Afr. J. Pharm. Pharmacol.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 1996-0816
  • DOI: 10.5897/AJPP
  • Start Year: 2007
  • Published Articles: 2296

Full Length Research Paper

Phytochemical, physiochemical and anti-fungal activity of Eclipta alba

Iqbal Hussain1*, Naeem Khan1, Riaz Ullah1, Shanzeb1, Shabir Ahmed1, Farhat Ali Khan2and Sultan Yaz3
1Department of Chemistry, Kohat University of Science and Technology, Kohat 26000, Kohat, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. 2Department of Pharmacy, Sarhad University of Science and Information Technology, Peshawar, Pakistan. 3Department of Zoology, Kohat University of Science and Technology, Kohat 26000, Kohat, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan.
Email: [email protected]

  •  Accepted: 13 October 2011
  •  Published: 22 November 2011

Abstract

Eclipta alba, commonly known as False Daisy is an important medicinal plant and its different parts are famous for the treatment of different health problems including digestion, headache, asthma, cough and normalizing skin colour. Keeping in view the importance of E. alba, it was analyzed quantitatively, qualitatively for its phytochemicals (alkaloids, flavonoids, saponins, tannins, glycosides, terpenoids, reducing sugars, anthraquinones, and cardiacglycoside) physiochemicals, and anti-fungal activity. For anti-fungal activity, four different strains includingAspergillus niger, Aspergillus fumigatus, Fusarium solani and Aspergillus flavus used has shown very promising results against the fungal strain.

 

Key words: Eclipta alba, Staphylococcus aureus, Aspergillus niger, phytochemicals, physiochemicals.

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