Antifungal activity of plant extracts against Candida albicans.
In previous papers, we reported the antimicrobial activity of plants used in Argentine folk medicine against different micro-organisms. The present study deals with the screening of 11 of these plants against the opportunistic pathogen fungus Candida albicans. Aqueous extracts 6% p/v (6 mg dry plant per 100 ml of water) were checked against fungus cultures by the agar-well diffusion method. Five extracts showed antifungal activity.
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Catedra de Farmacologia, Facultad de Odontologia, Universidad de Buenos Aires, Argentina.
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D002176:Candida albicans / Q000187:drug effects*; D008519:Medicine, Traditional; D010936:Plant Extracts / Q000494:pharmacology*
D010936:Plant Extracts