Antifungal activity of Ocimum sanctum Linn. (Lamiaceae) on clinically isolated dermatophytic fungi

Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Medicine

Volumn 4, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 654-657

  Balakumar, S ^a   Rajan, S ^b   Thirunalasundari, T ^c   Jeeva, S ^d  

^a SASTRA UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b MR Government Arts College   (India)

^c BHARATHIDASAN UNIVERSITY   (India)

^d NESAMONY MEMORIAL CHRISTIAN COLLEGE   (India)

Author keywords

Antifungal activity; Dermatophytosis; Epidermophyton floccosum; Microsporum sp; Minimum fungicidal concentration; Minimum inhibitory concentration; Ocimum sanctum; Trichophyton sp

Indexed keywords

ACETIC ACID ETHYL ESTER; ALCOHOL; ALKALOID; AMINO ACID; BENZENE; CARBOHYDRATE; CARDIAC GLYCOSIDE; CHLOROFORM; FAT; FLAVONOID; HEXANE; INULIN; LIGNIN; METHANOL; OCIMUM SANCTUM EXTRACT; PHENOL DERIVATIVE; PROTEIN; SAPONIN; STEROID; TANNIN DERIVATIVE; TERPENOID; WATER;

ANGIOSPERM; ANTIFUNGAL ACTIVITY; ANTIFUNGAL SUSCEPTIBILITY; ARTHRODERMA GYPSEUM; ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; DERMATOPHYTE; DRUG CONCENTRATION; EPIDERMOPHYTON FLOCCOSUM; FUNGUS ISOLATION; MICROSPORUM CANIS; MINIMUM FUNGICIDAL CONCENTRATION; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; NONHUMAN; OCIMUM SANCTUM; PLANT LEAF; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRICHOPHYTON MENTAGROPHYTES; TRICHOPHYTON RUBRUM;

ANTIFUNGAL AGENTS; EPIDERMOPHYTON; HUMANS; MICONAZOLE; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; OCIMUM; PLANT EXTRACTS; PLANT LEAVES; SOLVENTS; TINEA; WATER;

EID: 80052767534     PISSN: 19957645     EISSN: 19957645     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1995-7645(11)60166-1     Document Type: Article

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