The ability of Henna Leaf Extract to affect The growth of some Fungi

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Year : 2025 | Volume : 15 | Issue : 02 | Page : –
    By

    Wifaq Ahmed Mahmood,

  • Alyaa Saleem Khalaf,

  • Fatima Fadhil Abbas,

  1. Lecturer, Department of Biology, Faculty of Education for Girls., University of Kufa, Kufa, Iraq
  2. Student, B. Sc in Biology, Department of Biology, Faculty of Education for Girls, University of Kufa, Kufa, Iraq
  3. Student, B. Sc in Biology, Department of Biology, Faculty of Education for Girls, University of Kufa, Kufa, India

Abstract

The study was conducted by preparing an aqueous extract of henna leaves, which were collected from A garden in a house located in Najaf Governorate was used to test the inhibitory effects of an extract against two fungal isolates: Aspergillus niger and Candida albicans. The extract was prepared in a series of concentrations: 5, 10, 15, 20, and 25 mg/ml. The results showed an inhibitory effect of the concentrations used of henna leaf extract, as the inhibitory effect increased in a direct manner with increasing concentration of the extract. The highest percentage of inhibition in Aspergillus fungus A.niger was 77.7% at a concentration of 25 mg/ml of extract, and the lowest percentage was at a concentration of 5 mg/ml, where it reached 50%. For the fungus Candida albicans, the inhibition zone diameters ranged from 14 mm at the lowest concentration (5 mg/ml) to 22 mm at the highest concentration (25 mg/ml).

Keywords: henna plant, Aspergillus fungus, Candida yeast

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Wifaq Ahmed Mahmood, Alyaa Saleem Khalaf, Fatima Fadhil Abbas. The ability of Henna Leaf Extract to affect The growth of some Fungi. OmniScience: A Multi-disciplinary Journal. 2025; 15(02):-.
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Volume 15
Issue 02
Received 10/02/2025
Accepted 21/02/2025
Published 03/03/2025
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