Antifungal activity of dried extracts of anise (Pimpinella anisum L.) and star anise (Illicium verum Hook, f.) against dermatophyte and saprophyte fungi

Journal of Medicinal Plants

Volumn 8, Issue SUPPL. 5, 2009, Pages 24-29

  Yazdani, D ^a,c   Rezazadeh, Sh ^a   Amin, Gh ^b   Zainal Abidin, M A ^c   Shahnazi, S ^a   Jamalifar, H ^b  

^a AVICENNA RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Iran)

^b TEHRAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^c UNIVERSITY PUTRA MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Antifungal; Aspergillus niger; Dermatophyte; I. verum; P. anisum; Saprophyte

Indexed keywords

AGAR; ANISE EXTRACT; ANTIFUNGAL AGENT; GLUCOSE; ILLICIUM VERUM EXTRACT; METHANOL; PLANT EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AGAR DILUTION; ANISE; ANTIFUNGAL ACTIVITY; APIALES; ARTICLE; ASPERGILLUS NIGER; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DERMATOPHYTE; EPIDERMOPHYTON FLOCCOSUM; GROWTH INHIBITION; ILLICIUM VERUM; MICROSPORUM CANIS; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; NONHUMAN; PLANT SEED; SAPROTROPH; TRICHOPHYTON MENTAGROPHYTES;

APIACEAE; ARTHRODERMATACEAE; ASPERGILLUS NIGER; FUNGI; ILLICIUM VERUM; MYRRHIS ODORATA; PIMPINELLA ANISUM; SCHISANDRACEAE;

EID: 69249201324     PISSN: 2717204X     EISSN: 27172058     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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