title: In vitro anti-mycotic activity of some medicinal plants containing flavonoids.
abstract: Aqueous, ethanolic and petroleum ether extracts of Citrus sinensis L. (Osbeck), Euphrasia officinalis L., Glycyrrhiza glabra L., Matricaria recutita L., Rosa canina L. and Ruta graveolens L. have been studied. The antimycotic activity was evaluated "in vitro" on strains of Candida albicans isolated from clinical samples obtained in the course of acute vaginitis.
authors.affiliation: Pharmaco-Biological Department, School of Pharmacy, Vill. SS. Annunziata, 98168 Messina.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Trovato
authors.forename: M T
authors.initials: MT
authors.lastname: Monforte
authors.forename: A M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Forestieri
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Pizzimenti
mesh_terms: D000935:Antifungal Agents / Q000494:pharmacology*; D002176:Candida albicans / Q000187:drug effects*; D002181:Candidiasis, Vulvovaginal / Q000382:microbiology; D005260:Female; D005419:Flavonoids / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000494:pharmacology*; D006801:Humans; D008826:Microbial Sensitivity Tests; D010946:Plants, Medicinal / Q000737:chemistry*
chemical_list: D000935:Antifungal Agents; D005419:Flavonoids