Abstract
Indian Curcuma is well known to cure skin infections and its traditional uses as facial cosmetic. Curcuminoids and volatile oils of Curcuma species are known for their therapeutic activities as antiasthamatic, antitumour, stomachic, hepatoprotective, antiarthritis, antiseptic and to cure menstrual disorders. C. neilgherrensis is a wild Curcuma of Eastern Ghats also possesses essential oils, phenols, flavonoids, tannins, saponins and alkaloids. To prove its therapeutic activities against antiasthamatic, antitumour, stomachic, hepatoprotective, antiarthritis, antiseptic, antifungal activity of C. neilgherrensis leaves and rhizome extracts was carried out. Both leaf and rhizome methanol and alcohol extracts are proved most effective on Candida albicans than Aspergillus niger. But antifungal activity of all extracts showed most effective than the reference drug Nystatin and also the MIC values are proved with lowest concentrations. Hence the bioactive constituents may be isolated and further the drug may be formulated to prove its therapeutic activities in support of its herbal uses.
