In vitro antifungal activity of dragon's blood from Croton urucurana against dermatophytes

Journal of Ethnopharmacology

Volumn 97, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 409-412

  Gurgel, Luilma A ^a   Sidrim, J J C ^a   Martins, Domingos T ^b   Filho, V Cechinel ^c   Rao, Vietla S ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF CEARÁ   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF MATO GROSSO   (Brazil)

^c UNIVERSIDADE DO VALE DO ITAJAÍ   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Antifungal activity; Croton urucurana; Dermatophytes; Dragon's blood

Indexed keywords

CROTON URUCURANA EXTRACT; PLANT EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANALYTIC METHOD; ANTIFUNGAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BARK; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROTON URUCURANA; DERMATOPHYTE; DIFFUSION; EPIDERMOPHYTON FLOCCOSUM; FUNGUS GROWTH; IN VITRO STUDY; MEDICINAL PLANT; MICROSPORUM CANIS; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; NONHUMAN; TRICHOPHYTON MENTAGROPHYTES; TRICHOPHYTON RUBRUM; TRICHOPHYTON TONSURANS;

ARTHRODERMA BENHAMIAE; ARTHRODERMATACEAE; CANIS; CROTON; CROTON URUCURANA; EPIDERMOPHYTON; EPIDERMOPHYTON FLOCCOSSUM; EUPHORBIACEAE; FUNGI; MICROSPORUM CANIS; TRICHOPHYTON MENTAGROPHYTES; TRICHOPHYTON RUBRUM; TRICHOPHYTON TONSURANS;

EID: 13544262507     PISSN: 03788741     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jep.2004.11.033     Document Type: Article

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