Antifungal Effect of Echinophora Platyloba' s Extract against Candida albicans

The present study was undertaken to investigate the effectiveness of the ethanolic extract ofechinophora platyloba dc. on candida albicans.using the agar dilution method, the growth condition of standard candida albicansatcc 10231, cultured on the media containing plant extracts at different concentrations(1,2,4,8, 16,32,64, 128 and 256 mg/ml) was studied. the results were recorded twenty onedays after the incubation period, maximum time for the growth of fungi.results showed that the extract of echinophora platyloba, equal or above the concentrationof2mg/ml, effectively inhibits the growth of candida albicans. in other words it shows growthon media containing 1mg/m1 of the extract.results of the present study revealed a great promise in the application. of echinophoraplatyloba extract against candida albicans. it is concluded that the plant studied could be agood antifungal source.