Proceedings of the PSK Conference (대한약학회:학술대회논문집)

The Pharmaceutical Society of Korea (대한약학회)
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Study on antifungal activity of herb oils against Trichophyton spp

  • Shin, Seung-Won (College of Pharmacy. Duksung Women′s University) ;
  • Kim, Ji-Hyun (College of Pharmacy. Duksung Women′s University) ;
  • Lim , Sook (College of Pharmacy. Duksung Women′s University) ;
  • Pyun, Mi-Sun (College of Pharmacy. Duksung Women′s University)
  • Published : 2002.10.01
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Abstract

The antifungal activities of the essential oils from Citrus borgamia. Ciderus atlantica. Cymbopogon ditratus, Eucalyptus globulus. Juniperus communis. Lavandula angustifolia. Melaeuca aterinfolia. Pelargonium graveolens. Pogestemon patchouli. Rosmarinus officinalis. Styrax tonkinensis. and Thymus vulgaris, which are recommended for the treatment of microbial infections in aromatherapy and complementary medicines. were tested against Trichophyton spp. The activities were measured by broth dilution method and disk diffusion assay. As the results, most of the test oils inhibited growth of T. tonsurans. T.mentagrophytes. T. ferugineum. and T. rubrum. Eapecially, the essential oils from C. atlantica. C. ditratus. e. globulus, and P. graveolens showed the strongest activity among the tested herb oils showing MICs between < 0.09 and 0.39 mg/ml.

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