Open AccessSTUDY OF ANTIFUNGAL ACTIVITY OF HINGULIYA MANIKYARASA IN CANDIDA ALBICANS BY ITS VARIOUS CONCENTRATIONS
Author(s) -
Inamdar Mahesh Prabhakar,
Patil Ragini Rajan,
Mhaske Rajesh Harishchandra,
Satyendra Rajendra Prasad
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
international journal of research in ayurveda and pharmacy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2277-4343
pISSN - 2229-3566
DOI - 10.7897/2277-4343.04424
Subject(s) - candida albicans , antifungal , microbiology and biotechnology , chemistry , traditional medicine , biology , medicine
By the use of microbiological studies an Ayurvedic physician can choose accurate drug for particular disease. Keeping this view in mind present study was conducted to screen antifungal activity of Hinguliya manikya rasa on Candida albicans. For this, Hinguliya Manikyarasa was prepared by Kupipakwa rasayana method as given in Rasatarangini. The culture and sensitivity method used was tube dilution method (Agar slant method) so in the present study the drug was serially diluted from 0.5mg/ml concentration to 8mg/ml concentrations. All 90 samples were used and it was found that Candida albicans shows significant sensitivity to Hinguliya manikya rasa at 8mg/ml concentration level as compare to Placebo