Antimycotic efficacy of Iranian medicinal plants towards dermatophytes obtained from patients with dermatophytosis

Chinese Journal of Natural Medicines

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 43-48

  Khosravi, Reza Ali ^a   Shokri, Hojjatollah ^b   Farahnejat, Zohreh ^c   Chalangari, Reza ^d   Katalin, Martis ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEHRAN   (Iran)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MAZANDARAN   (Iran)

^c AJA UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^d TEHRAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Antifungal activity; Artemisia sieberi; Dermatophytes; Essential oil; Iranian herbal plants

Indexed keywords

ANTIFUNGAL AGENT; ESSENTIAL OIL; FLUCONAZOLE; GRISEOFULVIN; ITRACONAZOLE; TERBINAFINE;

ANTIFUNGAL ACTIVITY; ANTIFUNGAL SUSCEPTIBILITY; ARTEMISIA SIEBERI; ARTHRODERMA GYPSEUM; ARTICLE; BLACK CUMIN; BROTH DILUTION; CUMIN; DERMATOPHYTOSIS; DRUG EFFICACY; EPIDERMOPHYTON FLOCCOSUM; FENNEL; HERACLEUM PERSICUM; HUMAN; IRAN; MEDICINAL PLANT; MENTA SPICATA; MICROSPORUM CANIS; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; ROSEMARY; TRICHOPHYTON MENTAGROPHYTES; TRICHOPHYTON RUBRUM; ZATARIA MULTIFLORA; ZIZIPHORA CLINOPODIOIDES;

EID: 84872424149     PISSN: 20956975     EISSN: 18755364     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1875-5364(13)60006-0     Document Type: Article

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