Screening antifungal activities of selected medicinal plants. Antifungal activity of some medicinal plant extracts against soilborne phytopathogens misbah shirazi1, muhammad abid1, faisal hussain1, alia abbas2 and uzma sitara3 1dr. The present study determined the antifungal activity of fifteen medicinal plants traditionally. Introduction medicinal plants are abundant source of antimicrobial molecules. Medicinal plants, which offer a wide variety of secondary metabolites, especially saponins, have been reported for their large biological activities. However methanol with medicinal plants extracts was excellent performance when compared to other solvents. Antibacterial and antifungal activities of the medicinal. Antibacterial and antifungal activity active compounds that are not hydrophilic may not be of traditional medicinal plants used against venereal diseases in south africa. Medicinal plants, traditional uses, phytochemical effects, antimicrobial activity. Both of the extracts exhibited antifungal activity in a dose dependent manner. The antifungal activity of the selected six medicinal plant seeds extracts are presented in table 2. Chemical synthesis remains a preferred method for the production of many peptidebased. R eview a r ticle the journal of venomous animals and toxins including tropical diseases issn 16789199 2010 volume 16 issue 3 pages 4024. Antiaspergillus activities of plant essential oils and their combination effects with ketoconazole or amphotericin b.
Medicinal plants used against different pathogenic fungi. Jan 04, 2008 plants with antimicrobial activity are also known to be numerous, yet prior to a decade ago, minimal research had been conducted in the area of antifungal medicinal plants. Antifungal activity of selected plant extracts based on an. Available treatments for invasive fungal infections have limitations, including toxicity and the emergence of resistant strains. Compounds 15 showed a moderate zone of inhibition of 78 mm against c. Pdf antifungal and cytotoxic activities of selected. Selection was based on their use by traditional thai healers or their reported antimicrobial activities in an attempt to find bioactive. Nov 01, 2018 the selected medicinal plants species exhibited noteworthy antifungal activity against the selected pathogenic crop strains. Antifungal, antioxidant activity and cytotoxicity of south. The antifungal activity of different medicinal plant methanol extracts for.
This process is experimental and the keywords may be updated as the learning algorithm improves. Researcharticle antifungal activity of aqueous extracts of some dominant algerian medicinal plants nasrinesalhi,1 sultanayeshmohammedsaghir,2 valeriaterzi,3 imanbrahmi,4 naimaghedairi,4 andsamiabissati1. The extracts from the stem of cissus quadrangularis and the leaves of asplenium nidus, pereskia bleo, persicaria odorata and sauropus androgynus were assayed against six fungi using piodonitrotetrazoliumbased on colorimetric broth microdilution method. Antifungal potential of some medicinal plants on selected. A good number of medicinal plants used by local communities in uganda may have potential for wider applications not yet known to man 23. Antibacterial, antifungal and antioxidant activities of some. Dec 11, 2020 medicinal plants have been used in healthcare since time immemorial, as have their therapeutic activities and the production of plant. The plant extracts were tested in triplicate in each assay, and the assays were repeated three times to confirm results. Antibacterial and antifungal activity of plant extracts 221 synthesis of the obtained results t able 6 showed that the activi ty of the extracts depended on the sp ecies of plants, a method of. In vitro antibacterial, antifungal and other medical. Antifungal activity of leaf extract and essential oils of some medicinal plants against didymella bryoniae. The activity of the extracts was studied on three human pathogens, trichophyton mentagrophytes robin, microsporum gypseum bodin and candida albicans robin berkh. Antifungal activity against plant pathogens of metabolites. Antifungal activity of medicinal plant extracts and.
Original research article pen ccess antifungal activity of. Pdf the antifungal activity of different medicinal and locally available plants extracts leaves, fruit, seeds which are usually found in the. Pdf antifungal activity of some medicinal plants on different. Antibacterial and antifungal activity of traditional. The spices cloves, nutmeg, cinnamon, bay leaves contain eugenol, a clear to pale yellow oily liquid with a pleasant, spicy, clovelike odor, that can be extracted from the essential oils from these plants. Screening of some traditionally used medicinal plants for potential antibacterial activity. Each part of the neem tree has some medicinal property and is thus commercially exploitable. In vitro antifungal activity of four medicinal plants used in. In the significant reduction in growth of aspargillius flavus, described method miconazole was used as the standard aspargillius niger, trichoderma. Antimicrobial activity of sesquiterpene lactones isolated. In conclusion, ethanolic extracts of some medicinal plants can be used to treat infections with pathogenic fungi.
Bacillus cereus, staphylococcus aureus, escherichia coli, pseudomonas aeruginosa, fungi. The aim of this work was to find how medicinal plants play an important role as source of new bioactive molecules. Effect of antifungal activity of some medicinal plants against pythium. This study has shown that these plants could provide potent antibacterial compounds and may possible. It seems that there is an overadditive action between honey and the tested medicinal plants. The use of plant and its products has a long history that began with folk medicine and through the years has been incorporated into traditional and allopathic medicine. Based on the antifungal results, the extracts of 25 plants showed more than 50% antifungal activity and were further investigated for their aflatoxin inhibition and antioxidant properties. Antifungal activity of the essential oil of iranian medicinal plants. The present study deals with the screening of 11 of these plants against the opportunistic pathogen fungus candida albicans. The antifungal activity wasthe suitable ph for this plant is acid, neutral and basic determined by the tube dilution methods 12. Invitro antifungal activity of three selected pakistani medicinal plants. Jan 01, 2016 recent studies have shown that the antimicrobial activity of medicinal plants might be due to the presence and synergistic activity of diverse bioactive metabolites.
Medicinal and aromatic plants rich in phytochemical. Pdf antimicrobial activity of some important medicinal. Waburgia salutaris, bauhinia galpinii, harpephyllum caffrum, solanum panduriforme, and milletia grandis are good candidates for investigating the relevant individual compounds which may well explain the antimicrobial. Antifungal screening using the disk diffusion assay. Flucytosine, a pyrimidine analogue introduced in 1973, is.
The antifungal activity of ethanol and acetone extract of leaves of nine medicinal plants. In previous papers, we reported the antimicrobial activity of plants used in argentine folk medicine against different microorganisms. Antifungal activity using medicinal plant extracts against. Organisms time mic values mgml h canis alcoholic extracts had mild antifungal activity acetone hexane dcm methanol with mic values of 0. Aquaculture has been a growing activity for more than 20 years worldwide. Antifungal activity of medicinal plant extracts against leaf spot. Antifungal activity and qualitative phytochemical analysis. Medicinal plants, conventional medicine, fungal infection, antifungal. Considering the vast potentiality of plant as sources for antimicrobial drugs with reference to antimicrobial agents, a systematic investigation was undertaken to screen the antifungal activity of medicinal plant species,oxalis corniculata creeping woodsorrel red and green, ocimum gratissimum wild basil and bulbs of acorus calamus sweet flag, zingiber officinale ginger,wild sunflower. Antifungal activity of traditional medicinal plants from.
Antifungal activity of a known medicinal plant mimusops elengi l. Antifungal activities of medicinal plant extracts against clinical isolates were determined against candida neoformans and candida albicans by using broth dilution method 38. Pdf antifungal activity of some medicinal plant extracts. All plant extracts were active against the selected plant phytopathogenic fungi. Antifungal activities of extracts of some species of.
Antibacterial and antifungal activities of aqueous leaves. Abstract keeping in view the traditional uses of medicinal plants, this study was conducted to evaluate the antifungal activity of selected members of family rosaceae for the first time. Medicinal plants represent a rich source of antimicrobial agents. Antifungal activity and phytochemical screening of the crude. Therefore, such plants should be investigated to better understand their properties, safety and efficiency 14. Antifungal activity of plant extracts against candida. Antibacterial and antifungal activity of medicinal plants of. To evaluate the antifungal activity of 10 medicinal plants from northeastern brazil, traditionally used as antiinfective agents. Aqueous extracts 6% pv 6 mg dry plant per 100 ml of water were checked against fungus cultures by the agarwell diffusion method. The antifungal, aflatoxin inhibitory and antioxidant activity of methanolaqueous extract 2. Oils extracted from fifteen medicinal plants were screened for their activity against a. The use of plant extracts and phytochemicals, both with known antimicrobial properties, can be of great significance in therapeutic treatments. The airdried plant samples were into uniform powder using milling machine separately.
The combination of honey plus some natural additives has superior results in its antibacterial, antifungal, and woundhealing promotion. The zones of inhibition against three fungal strains are presented in table 1 for compounds along with those for the standard drugs caspofungin, nystatin and amphotericin b. Glossary of indian medicinal plants with active principles, part i. Antibacterial and antifungal activity of traditional medicinal plants. These plants produce secondary metabolites that have antimicrobial properties, thus screening of medicinal plants provide another alternative for producing chemical fungicides that are relatively nontoxic and costeffective. Antifungal activity assay antifungal activity of aqueous extract c. To these extracts, 1ml of 5% dimethyl sulfoxide dmso was added.
Banerjee 1, 1department of physiology, indian institute of chemical biology, 4, raja s. Methanol extracts exhibited higher degree of antifungal activity. Antifungal activity of aqueous extracts of some dominant. Antibacterial and antifungal properties of some wild. The medicinal plants selection is a conscious process, which has led to an enormous number. Fungi are ubiquitous in the environment, and infection due to fungal pathogens has become more frequent walsh and groll, 1999, fleming et al. It developed resistance against the antifungal drugs fluconazole and amphotericin b, used in an abusive way, by adopting different mechanisms. In this study, 36 extracts derived from 10 plant species were selected to screen for their antifungal activity against clinical isolates of candida albicans, cryptococcus neoformans and microsporum gypseum. Antifungal activity in compounds from the australian.
The mic values of the extracts were determined ranging. Synthesis, structure, and activity of the antifungal plant. Traditional uses of medicinal plants among the rural communities of churu district in the thar desert, india. The bacterial infections are considered the major cause of mortality in aquaculture. Medicinal plants are used by many ethnic groups as a source of medicine for the treatment of various ailments in both humans and domestic animals. Eucalyptus globolus, punica granatum, artemisia mexcana and bocconia arborea the methanolic plant extracts possess strong in vitro.
Antifungal activity of plant extracts with potential to. Antibacterial, antifungal and antioxidant activities of. There are also other reports on antifungal activities c. Antifungal activities of cytochalasins produced by diaporthe miriciae, an endophytic fungus associated with tropical medicinal plants. A47g 3300, b44c, a61k 3600, a01h 400 use of the medicinal plants for curing diseases has been documented in history of all civilizations. The objective of this study was to know the efficiency of aqueous extracts from medicinal plants against the major etiological agents of coffee tree.
Antifungal activity of extracts from selected kenyan. The in vitro antifungal activity of sudanese medicinal. Disk diffusion was used as a preliminary screening technique for antifungal activity. Among the plants tested, only the crude juice of garlic showed antifungal activity against m. The plant extracts of five plant species did not possess strong antioxidant activity. Jun 24, 2010 medicinal plant antifungal activity antifungal compound antifungal protein bold number these keywords were added by machine and not by the authors. History of antifungal therapy the first antifungal, amphotericin b deoxycholate, was introduced in 1958. The interest in medicinal and aromatic plants has been.
As part of our investigation into the scientific basis for the use of nigerian plants for medicinal purposes, two medicinal plants, the bark of khaya ivorensis and the. Antifungal activity, eremurus persicus, otostegia persica, phlomis lanceolata, rhyncocorys elephas introduction affordability and accessibility of the medicinal plants have made them an important part of many peoples life all over the world. Pdf antifungal activities of some nigerian medicinal. Paola diaz dellavalle1, andrea cabrera 1, diego alem 1, patricia larranaga1, fernando ferreira2, and marco dalla rizza1 abstract the aim of the study was to evaluate the antifungal activity of extracts of 10 plant species used in traditional uruguayan. In vitro screening of ten selected traditionally used. Potent antifungal activity of saponins from medicinal. Introductionfor light sandy, medium loamy and heavy clay soils. Although a large number of antimicrobial agents have been discovered, pathogenic microorganisms are constantly developing resistance to these agents. Antifungal activity of medicinal plant extracts against phytopathogenic fungus alternaria spp. Review article biological activities and medicinal. Antifungal, antibacterial, and antioxidant activities of acacia.
Antidermatophytic activity of some traditionally used. Comparative antimicrobial and antifungal activity of medicinal. Antifungal activity of cold water extracts of medicinal plants isolates diameter zone of inhibition in mm c. Aspergillus niger, aspergillus flavus, fusarium oxisporum, rhizopus stolonifer using. Antifungal activities and chemical composition of some medicinal plants 18 ghasemi pirbalouti a, hamedi b, abdizadeh r, malekpoor f. Some common spices and plants with antimicrobial and. Antifungal activity of some medicinal plants on soybean. Bishnu joshi, sujogya kumar panda, ramin saleh jouneghani, maoxuan liu, niranjan parajuli, pieter leyssen, johan neyts, walter luyten, antibacterial, antifungal, antiviral, and anthelmintic activities of medicinal plants of nepal selected based on ethnobotanical evidence, evidencebased complementary and alternative medicine. Oct 01, 2011 garcia et al 84 used similar type of fungal pathogen for antifungal activity of eighteen plant extracts from nine traditional mexican medicinal plants to test against two dermatophytes fungal species t. Canadian journal of microbiology 2018, 64 11, 835843. Plant material collection and identification using the ethno medicinal approach, plant species frequently used traditionally for the treatment of. Journal of ethnopharmacology 115 2008 140146 antifungal activity of medicinal plant extracts. Antifungal activity of some medicinal plants used in jeddah, saudi.
The antifungal activity was observed on basis of inhibition zone that was compared with standard fungicides. During the last five decades, apart from the chemistry of the neem compounds, considerable progress has been achieved regarding the biological activity and medicinal applications of neem. Medicinal plants have also been reported in traditional systems of medicine for the treatment of both human and animal mycoses, and are considered to be a valuable source for the discovery of new antifungal drugs. Residues of different extracts were dissolved in acetone to a specific concentration. A wide range of medicinal plants extracts are used to treat several infections as they have potential antimicrobial activity. Antifungal activity of selected medicinal plant extract on. Plants are natural source of producing wide number alkaline soils. All the extracts inhibited mycellial growth at various levels. The cultures were prepared and incubated at 370 10c for 24 hours. Evaluation of antimicrobial activity of different solvent.
Hrlcms of phytoconstituents and antifungal activity of. The antifungal activity of different medicinal plant methanol extracts for three different plant was selected for this studies. The antifungal activity of ethanolic and petroleum ether extracts of eight medicinal plants, viz. Rennie e a department of medicine, division of infectious diseases, saint john regional hospital, p. Pdf antifungal activities of some nigerian medicinal plants. Antifungal activity of essential oils from indian medicinal. Antifungal activity of essential oils against selected. Pdf antibacterial and antifungal activity of plant extracts. Antifungal activity of medicinal plants used traditionally. This study was conducted to investigate the antifungal potential and cytotoxicity of selected medicinal plants from malaysia.
The present article elucidates on the antimicrobial antibacterial and antifungal activity of some medicinal plants herbs against different microbes e. Out of the 21 plant species tested, prosopis juliflora exhibited the highest antifungal activity with inhibition zone of 30. Pdf antifungal activity of medicinal plant extracts and. Antibacterial and antifungal properties of some wild nutraceutical plant species from nebbi district, uganda. Antifungal activity and qualitative phytochemical analysis of some medicinal plants in jaffna sri lanka. Biological actions and medicinal applic ations ishita chattopadhyay 1, kaushik biswas 1, uday bandyo p adhyay 2 and ranajit k.
This study aimed to verify the antifungal activity of medicinal plants collected in the area of caatinga dry seasonal forest that were selected. Antibacterial, antifungal and antioxidant activities of some medicinal plants 2146 pak. As well, the smallest concentration capable of inhibiting or preventing growth was determined among the species and extracts that demonstrated inhibitory properties. Antifungal activity of plant extract the food poisoned technique schmitz, 1930 5 was used to test the antifungal activity of the extracts. In this paper, ethnobotanical survey and antifungal activity of selected medicinal plants in makhado local municipality. In antifungal screening, good activity was shown by the ethanolic extracts of bersama lucens and. Antifungal activities of fifteen southern african medicinal. This article describes potential antifungal properties of medicinal plants against fungi, and suggests screening the potential of plants possessing broadspectrum antifungal effects against emerging fungal infections. Attempts have also been made towards the validation of some of. Moreover, bucida buceras had the best antifungal activity against four of the fungi, with minimum inhibitory concentration mic values as low as 0.
Preliminary screening of 21 plant species was conducted for antifungal activity against colletotrichum musae using mycelial inhibition test and spore germination assay. Evaluation of antifungal fungal activity of medicinal plants. Jan 01, 2001 the antifungal activity of crude ethanolic extracts of ten medicinal plants used in the traditional medicine of the northwest of argentina was tested. Comparative antimicrobial and antifungal activity of. Acid extracts of the plants were more effective than the aqueous or buffer extracts against alternaria spp. Antifungal activity of medicinal plants from northeastern brazil.
Studies have shown that the extraction method of medicinal plants have profound effect on the isolation of antimicrobial chemical principles 9. Mullick road, kolkat a 700 032, india 2deptartment of biochemistry, central drug research. Antifungal activity of some plant extracts against fungal pathogens. Due to the increasing development of drug resistance in human pathogens as well as the appearance of undesirable effect of certain antimicrobial agents, there is a need to search for new antifungal agents without toxicity and side effects. Review on antifungal activities of ayurvedic medicinal plants. Reports of activity against fungi is conflicting, with no activity against aspergillus but activity against some dermatophytes has been found. Because of their unique mode of action and high selectivity, plant defensins pds are worthy therapeutic candidates. The antifungal activity of five different medicinal plants namely lawsonia inermis l, mimosa pudica l, phyllanthus niruri l.
It offers potent, broadspectrum antifungal activity but is associated with significant renal toxicity and infusion reactions. Therefore, there is an urgent need for alternative solutions. In vitro evaluation of antifungal activity of aerial parts. As this table shows, the antifungal screening was performed in the whole plant when the selected plant was herbaceous or a woody shrub. The antifungal activity of different medicinal and locally available plants extracts leaves, fruit, seeds which are usually found in the surrounding of fields or in the fields on some fungi were. Medicinal plants having antifungal properties intechopen. Antifungal activities of extracts from thai medicinal plants. Pdf antifungal activity of some medicinal plants used in. Plants are used medicinally in different countries and they are source of many potent and powerful drugs. A wide range of medicinal plant parts is used for extract as raw drugs. The antifungal activity of plant extracts was determined using microplate method 9. It can propagate in semishade light of bioactive chemical constituents in a most efficient way woodland or no shade and prefers moist soil. Materials and methods collection of plant materials fruit pulp of a 15 years old plant. Pdf evaluation of antifungal fungal activity of medicinal.
Aspergillus niger, aspergillus flavus, fusarium oxisporum, rhizopus stolonifer using agar. Antifungal activity and phytochemical screening of vernonia. Cassia occidentalis is another important species in. Generally, the medicinal plants have antifungal substances that can be used for the plant protection against phytopathogens. Satish s, raghavendra mp, mohana dc and raveesha ka. Furthermore, it is crucial for young people to learn about indigenous knowledge as this information will be preserved amongst future generations 17. The ethanol extract of the whole plant species after 24 and 48 h incubation plant of l. Antibacterial, antifungal, antiviral, and anthelmintic. Many books have also reported and recorded the use of medicinal plants in the traditional system of medicine. Antifungal activity of the essential oil of agastache rugosa kuntze and its synergism with ketoconazole. Antifungal activity of plant extracts with potential to control plant. Several authors have reported antifungal activity of plant extracts against. Gangadevi v, yogeswari s, kamalraj s, rani g and muthumary j.
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