This is a preliminary study, the antimicrobial activities of butanol, methanol, ethyleactate, chloroform, n-hexane and water crude fraction of Aerva javanica were reported. The fungal strains used in this study are Fusarium nigar, Aspergillus fumigates and Aspergillus solani. Significant results are obtained in the present investigation. Butanol crude fraction showed 12 mm zone of inhibition against Fusarium nigar. The n-hexane crude fraction of Aerva javanica found active against all the three tested fungal strains. The highest zone of inhibition resulted for n-hexane crude fraction is 11 mm against Aspergillus fumigates.
Antifungal activity, Aerva javanica, Amranthaceae
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