Antimicrobial activity of some medicinal plants against different Candida species

Jordan Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 70-79

  Darwish, Rula M ^a   Aburjai, Talal A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF JORDAN   (Jordan)

Author keywords

Antifungal agents; Candida spp.; Medicinal plants

Indexed keywords

ACHILLEA SANTOLINA EXTRACT; ANAGYRIS FOETIDA EXTRACT; ANTIFUNGAL AGENT; ARTEMISIA ALBA EXTRACT; CAPPARIS SPINOSA EXTRACT; ECHINOPS POLYCERAS EXTRACT; ERUCA SATIVA EXTRACT; EUPHORBIA MACROCLADA EXTRACT; FLUCONAZOLE; GUNDELIA TOURNEFORTII EXTRACT; HIBISCUS SABDARIFFA EXTRACT; HYPERICUM TREQUETRIFOLIUM EXTRACT; LEPIDIUM SATIVUM EXTRACT; MENTHA LONGIFOLIA EXTRACT; ORIGANUM SYRIACUM EXTRACT; PHLOMIS BRACHYDO EXTRACT; PIMPINELLA ANISUM EXTRACT; PLANT EXTRACT; TEUCRIUM POLIUM EXTRACT; THEA SINENSIS; TRIGONELLA FOENUM GRAECUM EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VARTHEMIA IPHIONOIDES EXTRACT;

ACHILLEA; ANAGYRIS FOETIDA; ANISE; ANTIFUNGAL ACTIVITY; ANTIFUNGAL SUSCEPTIBILITY; ARTEMISIA ALBA; ARTICLE; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CANDIDA GLABRATA; CANDIDA KRUSEI; CAPPARIS SPINOSA; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECHINOPS POLYCERAS; ERUCA SATIVA; EUPHORBIA MACROCLADA; FUNGAL STRAIN; FUNGUS CULTURE; FUNGUS ISOLATION; GUNDELIA TOURNEFORTII; HYPERICUM TREQUETRIFOLIUM; IN VITRO STUDY; JORDAN; LEPIDIUM SATIVUM; MEDICINAL PLANT; MENTHA LONGIFOLIA; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; NONHUMAN; ORIGANUM SYRIACUM; PHLOMIS BRACHYDO; THEA SINENSIS; VARTHEMIA IPHIONOIDES;

EID: 79960301469     PISSN: 19957157     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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