Open AccessAntimycotic Activity of Leaf Extracts of Medicinal Plants Against Dermatophytes
Author(s) -
Renu Jangid,
Tahira Begum
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
journal of fungal diversity
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2766-869X
DOI - 10.14302/issn.2766-869x.jfd-20-3603
Subject(s) - trichophyton rubrum , microsporum gypseum , trichophyton , traditional medicine , medicinal plants , aloe vera , biology , botany , chemistry , microbiology and biotechnology , medicine , antifungal
Plant products have been used as medicines against fungal infectious diseases. In this research antimycotic activity of the leaf extracts of five medicinal plants (Nerium indicum, Catheranthus roseus, Lantana camera, Ziziphus mauritiana) were tested against three dermatophytes (Trichophyton mentagrophytes, Trichophyton rubrum and Microsporum. gypseum). Development of more effective and less toxic antimycotic agents is required for the treatment of dermatophytosis. The plant materials were extracted with methanol, ethanol and diethyl ether solvent to investigate their antimycotic activities in Vitro. Ethanol and methanol extracts of all selected medicinal plants were showed the positive activity against all tested dermatophytes. Diethyl ether extract was showed lowest activity against T. mentagrophytes and T. rubrum and showed moderate activity against M. gypseum. The three dermatophytes differed with regard to their susceptibility to plant extracts.