Anti-Candida Activity of Brazilian Medicinal Plants

Overview

Journal J Ethnopharmacol

Date 2005 Feb 15

PMID 15707770

Citations 87

Authors

Marta Cristina Teixeira Duarte

Glyn Mara Figueira

Adilson Sartoratto

Vera Lucia Garcia Rehder

Camila Delarmelina

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Abstract

Essential oils and ethanolic extracts from the leaves and/or roots of 35 medicinal plants commonly used in Brazil were screened for anti-Candida albicans activity. The oils were obtained by water-distillation using a Clevenger-type system. Essential oils from 13 plants showed anti-Candida activity, including Aloysia triphylla, Anthemis nobilis, Cymbopogon martini, Cymbopogon winterianus, Cyperus articulatus, Cyperus rotundus, Lippia alba, Mentha arvensis, Mikania glomerata, Mentha piperita, Mentha sp., Stachys byzantina, and Solidago chilensis. The ethanol extract was not effective at any of the concentrations tested. Chemical analyses showed the presence of compounds with known antimicrobial activity, including 1,8-cineole, geranial, germacrene-D, limonene, linalool, and menthol.

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