A comparative study: Differential antimycoses activity of crude leaf extracts of Calotropis spp

Abstract

The differential antimycoses activities of chloroform, methanol and ethyl acetate extracts of Calotropis spp were evaluated against dermatophytes and Aspergillus flavus using agar-well diffusion assay. Calotropis gigantea producing purple colour flower (P), Calotropis gigantea producing white colour flower (W) and Calotropis procera (R) were taken as samples for the activity. White flowered C. gigantean (W) showed good activity in comparison with other samples. Chloroform extracts showed highest activity, methanol extracts showed moderate activity and ethyl acetate extract showed least activity.