Anti-Candida activity of Brazilian medicinal plants
- 作者：Duarte ; Marta Cristina Teixeira ; Figueira ; Glyn Mara ; Sartoratto ; Adilson ; Rehder ; Vera L脙脙cia Garcia ; et. al.
- 关键词：Candida albicans ; Essential oil ; Ethanolic extract ; Antimicrobial activity ; Medicinal plants
- 刊名：Journal of Ethnopharmacology
- 出版年：2005
- 期刊代码：26_03788741
- 类别：pha
- 出版时间：February 28, 2005
- 卷：97
- 期：2
- 页码：305-311
- 文件大小：98.4 K
摘要
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.