Antidermatophyte activity of ether extract of Nigella sativa and its active principle, thymoquinone

Journal of Ethnopharmacology

Volumn 101, Issue 1-3, 2005, Pages 116-119

  Aljabre, Salih Hamad Mohamad ^a   Randhawa, Mohamad Akram ^a   Akhtar, Naeem ^a   Alakloby, Omar Mohamad ^a   Alqurashi, Abdulrahman Mohamad ^a   Aldossary, Ali ^a  

^a IMAM ABDULRAHMAN BIN FAISAL UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

Antifungal assays; Dermatophytes; Griseofulvin; Nigella sativa; Thymoquinone; Tinea

Indexed keywords

ANTIFUNGAL AGENT; ETHER; GRISEOFULVIN; NIGELLA SATIVA EXTRACT; PLANT EXTRACT; THYMOQUINONE;

AGAR GEL DIFFUSION; ANTIFUNGAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BLACK CUMIN; CONTROLLED STUDY; DERMATOPHYTE; DILUTION; DRUG ACTIVITY; DRUG ISOLATION; DRUG SCREENING; EPIDERMOPHYTON FLOCCOSUM; FUNGUS GROWTH; MICROSPORUM CANIS; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; NONHUMAN; PLANT SEED; TEMPERATURE; TRICHOPHYTON MENTAGROPHYTES; TRICHOPHYTON RUBRUM;

ANTIFUNGAL AGENTS; ARTHRODERMATACEAE; BENZOQUINONES; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; NIGELLA SATIVA; PLANT EXTRACTS;

ARTHRODERMA BENHAMIAE; ARTHRODERMATACEAE; EPIDERMOPHYTON FLOCCOSUM; FUNGI; MICROSPORUM CANIS; NIGELLA SATIVA; TRICHOPHYTON INTERDIGITALE; TRICHOPHYTON RUBRUM;

EID: 24644476612     PISSN: 03788741     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jep.2005.04.002     Document Type: Article

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