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http://dx.doi.org/10.4489/KJM.2007.35.1.058

Antifungal Activity of Essential Oil from Asarum sieboldii against Epidermal and Opportunistic Pathogenic Fungi  

Han, Kap-Hoon (Department of Pharmaceutical Engineering, Woosuk University)
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The Korean Journal of Mycology / v.35, no.1, 2007 , pp. 58-60 More about this Journal
Abstract
Root of Asarum sieboldii has been used in chinese medicine. It was been known that the extract of A. sieboldii has medicinal effect such as antifebrile, anodyne, and anti-inflammatory. Antifungal activity of the essential oil extracted from A. sieboldii against various epiderman and opportunistic human pathogenic fungi was investigated. Steam-distillated essential oil demonstrated very high antifungal activity against Aspergillus fumigatus, Aspergillus niger, Cryptococcus neoformans, and Candida albicans. MIC (minimum inhibitory concentration) of the essential oil against C. albicans was 5 ul/ml, indicating that the essential oil may be used as natural preserves for cosmetic and nutritional products.
Keywords
Antifungal activity; Asarum sieboldii; Aspergillus fumigatus; Essential oil;
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