Correspondence Address:
Dr Ashwini Jeerankalagi, Associate professor, Department of Agada Tantra, Netra Chikitsa Ayurveda College, Amreli, Gujarat
Date of Acceptance: 2022-09-23
Date of Publication:2022-10-16
Article-ID:AYU_23_10_22 https://ayuscript.com
Source of Support: Nill
Conflict of Interest: Nill
How To Cite This Article: Jeerankalagi A, Simpi C, Rahimbi K, Dr Biradar S. Evaluation of Nimbooka (Citrus limon Linn.) Patra and Nimbooka phala twak for Antifungal activity – A comparative in vitro study..AYUSCRIPT 2022;1(3):100-112
Aim-Present study is aimed at comparative evaluation of the efficacy of Nimbooka (Citrus limon Linn.) phala twak and Nimbooka patra in fungal infections and finding out an effective therapeutic agent which is of the prime concern here. Objectives- To evaluate krimighna activity of Nimbooka phala twak Swarasa and patra Swarasa by Serial Tube Dilution method. To compare the results of krimighna activity of Swarasa of Nimbooka phala twak and patra in selected fungal strain. Methods-Agar Diffusion/Cup Plate method to determine the antimicrobial activities of the different samples of Nimbooka Patra and Phala twak. Results-It is observed from the in-vitro study that the drug Nimbooka Phala twak and patra has shown comparative antifungal activity with that of standard drug Fluconazole. Among both the drugs, Nimbooka Patra has shown better activity than Nimbooka Phala twak against Candida albicans where as Nimbooka Phala twak has shown better activity than Nimbooka Patra against Aspergillus niger. Conclusion- At a lower dose of Nimbooka Patra and phala twak is having statistically significant antifungal activity when compared with standard drug.
Keywords: Nimbooka Phala twak, Nimbooka Patra, Antifungal Activity
