Antifungal activity of plant extracts used in folk medicine in Argentina

Authors

  • Roberto Davicino Cátedra de Inmunología, Area Microbiología, Departamento de Bioquímica y Ciencias Biológicas.Facultad de Química, Bioquímica y Farmacia, Universidad Nacional de San Luis, Chacabuco y Pedernersa, 5700 San Luis, Argentina.
  • María Aída Mattar Cátedra de Inmunología, Area Microbiología, Departamento de Bioquímica y Ciencias Biológicas.Facultad de Química, Bioquímica y Farmacia, Universidad Nacional de San Luis, Chacabuco y Pedernersa, 5700 San Luis, Argentina.
  • Yolanda Angelina Casali Cátedra Control de Calidad de Medicamentos, Area Bromatología y Ensayo y Valoración de Medicamentos, Departamento de Farmacia, Facultad de Química, Bioquímica y Farmacia, Universidad Nacional de San Luis, Chacabuco y Pedernersa, 5700 San Luis, Argentina.
  • Silvia Graciela Correa Inmunología, CIBICI (CONICET) Departamento de Bioquímica Clínica, Facultad de Ciencias Químicas, Universidad Nacional de Córdoba, Ciudad Universitaria. 5000 Córdoba. Argentina
  • Elisa Margarita Pettenati Herbario, Universidad Nacional de San Luis, Ejército de los Andes 950, 5700 San Luis, Argentina.
  • Blas Micalizzi Cátedra de Inmunología, Area Microbiología, Departamento de Bioquímica y Ciencias Biológicas.Facultad de Química, Bioquímica y Farmacia, Universidad Nacional de San Luis, Chacabuco y Pedernersa, 5700 San Luis, Argentina.

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.15381/rpb.v14i2.1784

Keywords:

Popular medicine, Extracts of plants, Antifungal activity.

Abstract

Fungi may cause very serious diseases in humans specially in immunosuppressed patients. In this study, extracts of 10 plants used in popular medicine in Argentine were assayed for in vitro antifungal activity against 4 fungal strains. Out of all the plants tested, Larrea divaricata Cav, Gnaphalium gaudichaudianum D.C, Baccharis trimera Less and Schinus terebenthifolius proved to have antifungal activity.

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Published

12/31/2007

Issue

Vol. 14 No. 2 (2007)

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Copyright (c) 2007 Roberto Davicino, María Aída Mattar, Yolanda Angelina Casali, Silvia Graciela Correa, Elisa Margarita Pettenati, Blas Micalizzi

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How to Cite

Davicino, Roberto, María Aída Mattar, Yolanda Angelina Casali, Silvia Graciela Correa, Elisa Margarita Pettenati, and Blas Micalizzi. 2007. “Antifungal Activity of Plant Extracts Used in Folk Medicine in Argentina”. Revista Peruana De Biología 14 (2): 247-51. https://doi.org/10.15381/rpb.v14i2.1784.