IN VITRO EVALUATION OF ANTIFUNGAL ACTIVITY OF METHANOLIC ROOT EXTRACT OF SOLANUM SURATTENS AGAINST CANDIDA SPECIES

Abstract

Candida is a kind of yeast that exists in the human body also and can cause infections if it grows in high amount. Solanum surattens also known as Solanum xanthocarpum is distributed to plains/lower hill region of India. The study was to assess invitro antifungal activity of methanolic root extract of Solanum surattens against Candida albicans, Candida glabrata, Candida krusei and Candida tropicali. Candidiasis is the most common infections. Based on the results, methanolic root extract of Solanum surattens might be a promising antifungal agent.