An investigation on the anticandidal activity of some traditional medicinal plants in Turkey

Mycoses

Volumn 52, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 135-140

  Yiǧit, Demet ^a,b   Yiǧit, Nimet ^c   Özgen, Ufuk ^c  

^a ERZINCAN UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b University of Erzincan   (Turkey)

^c ATATÜRK UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Anticandidal activity; Candida spp.; Plant extracts; Traditional medicine

Indexed keywords

AEF 21139; AEF 21165; AEF 21170; AEF 21171; AEF 21172; AEF 21175; ARTEMISIA AUSTRIACA EXTRACT; CHLOROFORM; GALIUM VERUM EXTRACT; GUE 2363; MENTHA LONGIFOLIA EXTRACT; MENTHA PIPERATA EXTRACT; METHANOL DERIVATIVE; PLANT EXTRACT; PLANTAGO LANCEOLATA EXTRACT; PRONGOS FERULACEAE EXTRACT; SALVIA LIMBATA EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; URTICA DIOICA EXTRACT;

ANTIFUNGAL ACTIVITY; ARTEMISIA AUSTRIACA; ARTICLE; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CANDIDA GLABRATA; CANDIDA TROPICALIS; DISK DIFFUSION; GALIUM VERUM; IN VITRO STUDY; MEDICINAL PLANT; MENTHA LONGIFOLIA; MENTHA PIPERITA; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; NONHUMAN; PLANT LEAF; PLANTAGO LANCEOLATA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRONGOS FERULACEAE; SALVIA LIMBATA; URTICA DIOICA;

ANGIOSPERMS; CANDIDA; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CANDIDIASIS; HUMANS; MEDICINE, TRADITIONAL; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; PHYTOTHERAPY; PLANT EXTRACTS; PLANTS, MEDICINAL; TURKEY;

APIACEAE; ARTEMISIA AUSTRIACA; CANDIDA; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CANDIDA GLABRATA; CANDIDA TROPICALIS; GALIUM VERUM; LAMIACEAE; MENTHA LONGIFOLIA; MENTHA X PIPERITA; PLANTAGINACEAE; PLANTAGO LANCEOLATA; RUBIACEAE; SALVIA LIMBATA; URTICA DIOICA; URTICACEAE;

EID: 59149098978     PISSN: 09337407     EISSN: 14390507     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0507.2008.01552.x     Document Type: Article

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