Bidens pilosa L. (Asteraceae): Botanical Properties, Traditional Uses, Phytochemistry, and Pharmacology

Table 20

Antifungal activity of B. pilosa [53].

Part/extract		Concentration (ppm)	Strain, % Inhibition
			Cortiicum rolfsii	Fusarium solani	Fusarium oxysporum
Leaves	Essential oils	100	85.7 ± 0.9	68.2 ± 0	74.5 ± 1.7
		250	96.0 ± 0.8	77.9 ± 1.8	87.9 ± 0.4
	Aqueous; Extracts	100	44.6 ± 1.7	60.5 ± 2.1	71.6 ± 0.7
		250	94.2 ± 0.3	68.9 ± 0.7	82.4 ± 1.9
Flowers	Essential oils	100	60.4 ± 0.9	89.2 ± 0.4	86.9 ± 0.5
		250	89.4 ± 1.2	98.0 ± 0.3	94.9 ± 0.6
	Aqueous; Extracts	100	33.1 ± 1.1	71.4 ± 0.7	57.3 ± 2.2
		250	66.1 ± 1.4	91.2 ± 0	90.0 ± 0.7