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Table 1 TLC Bioautography results of various extracts.

From: Screening of Tanzanian medicinal plants for anti-Candida activity

S/N

Botanical Name

Family

Source

Plant part

% Yield of the Extract

Mobile Phase

Average hRrf value

Average inhibition zones in mm

1

Abrus precatorius L.

Fabaceae

T

L

18.3

3

-

-

2

Acacia nilotica (L.) Del.

Fabaceae

T

Rb

16.5

3

63

< 4

       

75

< 4

       

85

< 4

3

Acacia zanzibarica (S. Moore) Taub.

Fabaceae

T

Rb

12.5

2

-

-

4

Agathisanthemum bojeri Klotzsch

Rubiaceae

T

Ap

6.5

3

-

-

5

Agathisanthemum bojeri Klotzsch

Rubiaceae

T

R

16.0

4

80

< 4

       

100

10

6

Albizia anthelmintica Brongn

Fabaceae

T

Rb

9.0

5

25

15

       

40

4

       

50

5

       

60

6

7

Allophyllus africanus P. Beauv.

Sapindaceae

T

Ap

3.0

3

-

-

8

Asparagus africanus Lam.

Liliaceae

Lit*

Ap

16.4

2

0

< 4

       

50

< 4

       

75

< 4

9

Balanites aegyptiaca (L.) Delile

Zygophyllaceae

T

Rb

22.0

5

30

13

10

Bonamia mossambicensis Klotzsch

Convolvulaceae

Lit*

R

6.0

3

-

-

11

Boscia salicifolia Oliv.

Capparaceae

Lit*

L

14.5

4

-

-

12

Bridelia cathartica Bertol.

Euphorbiaceae

Lit*

Sb

10.0

2

-

-

13

Cajanus cajan (L.) Millsp

Fabaceae

T

L

8.0

3

37

4

       

53

10

       

78

10

14

Carica papaya L.

Caricaceae

T

R

6.0

3

-

-

15

Cassia abbreviata Oliv

Fabaceae

T

Rb

11.5

1

-

-

16

Cassia auriculata L.

Fabaceae

Lit*

Sb

10.0

4

60

10

       

85

8

17

Catunaregum nilotica (Stapf) Tier.

Rubiaceae

T

Rb

6.0

3

0

< 4

       

40

< 4

       

55

< 4

       

80

< 4

18

Ceiba pentandra Gaertn

Bombacaceae

Lit*

L

5.5

3

-

-

19

Chassalia umbraticola Vatke

Rubiaceae

T

Rb

6.0

3

0

5

       

80

6

20

Clutia abyssinica Jaub. & Spach

Euphorbiaceae

T

L

9.5

1

-

-

21

Combretum molle R. Br.

Combretaceae

T

R

13.5

4

33

7

       

48

4

22

Combretum zeyheri Sond

Combretaceae

Lit*

L

3.5

3

46

9

       

61

6.5

23

Crabbea velutina S. Moore

Acanthaceae

T

W

8.0

3

-

-

24

Deinbollia borbonica Scheff

Sapindaceae

Lit*

R

5.0

3

-

-

25

Dichrostachys cinerea (L.) Wight & Arn

Fabaceae

T

L

12.0

1

-

-

26

Dictyophleba lucida (K. Schum.) Pierre

Apocynaceae

Li

L

13.0

2

10

5

       

40

5

       

85

<4

27

Ehretia amoena Klotzsch

Boraginaceae

T

Sb

6.5

3

-

-

28

Elaeodendron buchananii (Loes) Loes

Celastraceae

T

Rb

13.5

3

-

-

29

Eriosema psoraleoides (Lam.) G. Don

Fabaceae

Li

Sb

4.5

3

-

-

30

Flueggea virosa (Roxb. ex Wild.) Voigt.

Euphorbiaceae

Lit**

S

2.5

3

-

-

31

Harrisonia abyssinica Oliv.

Simaroubaceae

Lit*&T

Rb

12.5

1

90

10

32

Harrisonia abyssinica Oliv.

Simaroubaceae

Lit*

Ap

10.5

1

-

-

33

Hibiscus micranthus L. f.

Malvaceae

Lit*

Ap

3.5

3

-

-

34

Holarrhena febrifuga Klotzsch

Apocynaceae

Lit*

L

13.0

5

45

10

35

Lannea stuhlmannii Engl.

Anacardiaceae

T

R

9.5

3

-

-

36

Margaritaria discoidea (Baill) G.L. Webster

Euphorbiaceae

T

R

15.0

3

50

5

       

60

4

37

Ocimum suave Willd

Lamiaceae

T

R

5.5

3

-

-

38

Ozoroa insignis Delile (from Morogoro)

Anacardiaceae

T

Rb

11.5

1

-

-

39

Ozoroa insignis Delile (from Tanga)

Anacardiaceae

T

Rb

9.0

3

-

-

40

Phyllanthus reticulatus Poir

Euphorbiaceae

Lit*

Ap

11.5

1

-

-

41

Physalis peruviana L.

Solanaceae

T

L

13.6

1

0

7

       

45

6

       

80

< 4

42

Plectranthus barbatus Andrews

Lamiaceae

T

R

5.5

3

72

12.5

43

Plectranthus barbatus Andrews

Lamiaceae

T

L

2.0

1

85

7

44

Pseudolachnostylis maprouneaefolia Pax

Euphorbiaceae

Lit*

S

12.0

4

-

-

45

Pseudolachnostylis maprouneaefolia Pax

Euphorbiaceae

Lit*

R

12.0

1

-

-

46

Pseudovigna argentea (Willd) Verde

Fabaceae

T

L

4.0

3

Sf

<4

47

Salvadora persica L.

Salvadoraceae

T

Rb

8.5

3

80

10

48

Sclerocarya birrea (A. Rich) Hochst

Anacardiaceae

T

Rb

9.0

3

-

-

49

Securidaca longepedunculata Fres.

Polygalaceae

T

Rb

26.5

3

72

< 4

       

85

< 4

50

Sida serratifolia L.

Malvaceae

Lit*

Ap

4.0

1

85

10

51

Suregada zanzibariensis Baill.

Euphorbiaceae

T

L

8.0

1

0

10

       

80

5

       

100

< 4

52

Synoptolepis kirkii Oliv

Thymelaeaceae

T

R

5.7

3

-

-

53

Tetracera boiviniana L.

Dilleniaceae

T

L

4.0

3

-

-

54

Uvaria acuminata Oliv.

Annonaceae

T

R

7.0

3

70

7

55

Vitex fischeri Gürke

Verbenaceae

Lit*

Rb

6.0

3

52

< 4

       

65

< 4

56

Xeroderris stuhlmannii (Taub) Mendonca

Fabaceae

Lit*

Sb

6.5

3

-

-

57

Ximenia americana L. (from Morogoro)

Olacaceae

T

Rb

18.5

4

-

-

58

Ximenia americana L. (from Tanga)

Olacaceae

T

Rb

8.5

4

-

-

59

Zanha africana (Radlk.) Exell.

Sapindaceae

T

R

6.5

3

11

4

       

41

5

60

Zanthoxylum chalybeum Engl.

Rutaceae

Lit*

Rb

9.0

4

30

< 4

       

85

< 4

61

Ziziphus abyssinica Hochst. ex A. Rich.

Rhamnaceae

Lit*

L

11.5

6

37

9

62

Ziziphus abyssinica Hochst. ex A. Rich.

Rhamnaceae

Lit*

Sb

9.0

3

-

-

63

Ziziphus mucronata Willd

Rhamnaceae

T

R

8.0

3

75

< 4

  1. Key:
  2. Ap: aerial parts; L: leaves; Lit: literature; R: roots; Rb: root bark; S: stem; Sb: stem bark; Sf: several faint spots, T: traditional healer; W: whole plant, -: no inhibition, *Sawhney et al. (20), **Khan et al. (21),
  3. Mobile phases
  4. 1: Chloroform: Methanol 9:1
  5. 2: Chloroform:Methanol 5:1
  6. 3: Chloroform:Methanol 4:1
  7. 4: Chloroform:Methanol:Ethylacetate 4:1:1
  8. 5: Chloroform:Methanol:Ethylacetate:water 28:30:35:5
  9. 6: Dichloromethane:Methanol:Water 30:10:1
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