Open AccessAntifungal efficacy of spice extracts against Candida albicans: An in vitro study
Author(s) -
Pooja Latti,
Subramaniam Ramanarayanan,
GM Prashant
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
indian journal of community medicine/indian journal of community medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.375
H-Index - 32
eISSN - 1998-3581
pISSN - 0970-0218
DOI - 10.4103/ijcm.ijcm_140_19
Subject(s) - candida albicans , corpus albicans , traditional medicine , minimum inhibitory concentration , antifungal , microbiology and biotechnology , chemistry , biology , food science , medicine , antimicrobial
Candida species are normal commensals and are isolated intra-orally in 17%-75% of healthy individuals and all debilitated people. Eradication of candidiasis is complicated by the emergence of Candida strains that are resistant to the currently used antifungal agents. Plants as remedies are gaining popularity in developed countries. Although many plants have already been investigated against Candida albicans , the search is still to find a long-term prevention or cure for oral candidiasis.