Inhibition of Clotrimazole-resistant Candida albicans by plants used in Iranian folkloric medicine.
In vitro anticandidal activity of methanol extracts of 42 plant species of 29 families used in Iranian folkloric medicine were evaluated at 20 mg/ml concentration against Clotrimazole-resistant Candida albicans. Nineteen plant species in 16 families showed anticandidal activities. The lowest MIC of 0.62 mg/ml belonged to Terminalia chebula and Thymus vulgaris.
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G H Shahidi
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Department of Plant Pathology, College of Agricultural Engineering, Bahonar University of Kerman, Kerman, Iran. shahidi@mail.uk.ac.ir
D000935:Antifungal Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000494:pharmacology* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002176:Candida albicans / Q000187:drug effects*; D003022:Clotrimazole / Q000494:pharmacology; D025141:Drug Resistance, Fungal; D006801:Humans; D007492:Iran; D008519:Medicine, Traditional; D008517:Phytotherapy; D010936:Plant Extracts / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000494:pharmacology* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D010946:Plants, Medicinal
D000935:Antifungal Agents; D010936:Plant Extracts; D003022:Clotrimazole