title: Antifungal activity of Cynara scolymus L. extracts.
abstract: Chloroform, ethanol and ethyl acetate extracts of Cynara scolymus L. leaves, heads and stems were tested for their antifungal activity using the agar-well diffusion assay technique. The leaves extracts and the ethanol fractions were found to be the most effective extract against all the tested organisms.
authors.affiliation: Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences and Graduate School, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100085, China.
authors.forename: X F
authors.initials: XF
authors.lastname: Zhu
authors.forename: H X
authors.initials: HX
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Lo
mesh_terms: D000935:Antifungal Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000494:pharmacology* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D031943:Cynara scolymus; D035263:Flowering Tops; D006801:Humans; D008826:Microbial Sensitivity Tests; D003904:Mitosporic Fungi / Q000187:drug effects*; D008517:Phytotherapy; D010936:Plant Extracts / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000494:pharmacology* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D018515:Plant Leaves; D018547:Plant Stems
chemical_list: D000935:Antifungal Agents; D010936:Plant Extracts