In Vitro and In Vivo antifungal activities of selected Cameroonian dietary spices

BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine

Volumn 14, Issue , 2014, Pages

  Dzoyem, Jean P ^a   Tchuenguem, Roland T ^a   Kuiate, Jules R ^a   Teke, Gerald N ^b   Kechia, Frederick A ^b   Kuete, Victor ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DSCHANG   (Cameroon)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BAMENDA   (Cameroon)

Author keywords

Antifungal; Disseminated candidosis; Spices; Yeasts

Indexed keywords

AFRAMOMUM CITRATUM EXTRACT; AFRAMOMUM MELEGUETA EXTRACT; ANTIFUNGAL AGENT; BEILSCHMIEDIA CINNAMOMEA EXTRACT; CINNAMOMUM ZEYLANICUM EXTRACT; DICHROSTACHYS GLOMERATA EXTRACT; DORSTENIA PSILIRUS EXTRACT; ECHINOPS GIGANTEUS EXTRACT; FAGARA LEPRIEURII EXTRACT; FAGARA MACROPHYLLA EXTRACT; IMPERATA CYLINDRICA EXTRACT; MONDIA WHITEI EXTRACT; MONODORA MYRISTICA EXTRACT; NYSTATIN; OLAX SUBSCORPIOIDEA EXTRACT; PENTADIPLANDRA BRAZZEANA EXTRACT; PIPER CAPENSE EXTRACT; PIPER GUINEENSE EXTRACT; PLANT EXTRACT; SCORODOPHLOEUS ZENKERI EXTRACT; SOLANUM MELONGENA EXTRACT; TETRAPLEURA TETRAPTERA EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; XYLOPIA AETHIOPICA EXTRACT; XYLOPIA PARVIFLORA EXTRACT;

AFRAMOMUM CITRATUM; AFRAMOMUM MELEGUETA; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTIFUNGAL ACTIVITY; ANTIFUNGAL SUSCEPTIBILITY; ARTICLE; AUBERGINE; BEILSCHMIEDIA CINNAMOMEA; BLOOD; CAMEROON; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CANDIDA GLABRATA; CANDIDA KRUSEI; CANDIDA PARAPSILOSIS; CANDIDA TROPICALIS; CINNAMOMUM ZEYLANICUM; CLAVISPORA LUSITANIAE; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYPTOCOCCUS NEOFORMANS; DICHROSTACHYS GLOMERATA; DILUTION; DORSTENIA PSILIRUS; ECHINOPS GIGANTEUS; FAGARA LEPRIEURII; FAGARA MACROPHYLLA; FEMALE; FUNGAL CELL; FUNGICIDAL ACTIVITY; FUNGUS GROWTH; GROWTH INHIBITION; IMPERATA CYLINDRICA; IN VITRO STUDY; IN VIVO STUDY; INVASIVE CANDIDIASIS; KIDNEY; LIMIT OF DETECTION; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; MONDIA WHITEI; MONODORA MYRISTICA; NONHUMAN; OLAX SUBSCORPIOIDEA; PENTADIPLANDRA BRAZZEANA; PICHIA GUILLIERMONDII; PIPER CAPENSE; PIPER GUINEENSE; RAT; SCORODOPHLOEUS ZENKERI; SCORODOPHLOEUS ZENKERIKJ; SPICE; TETRAPLEURA TETRAPTERA; XYLOPIA AETHIOPICA; XYLOPIA PARVIFLORA; ANGIOSPERM; ANIMAL; CANDIDIASIS; DIET; DRUG EFFECTS; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TEST; MICROBIOLOGY; OLACACEAE; PHYTOTHERAPY; WISTAR RAT;

ANGIOSPERMS; ANIMALS; ANTIFUNGAL AGENTS; CAMEROON; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CANDIDIASIS; DIET; FEMALE; IN VITRO TECHNIQUES; KIDNEY; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; OLACACEAE; PHYTOTHERAPY; PLANT EXTRACTS; RATS, WISTAR; SPICES;

EID: 84896709465     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14726882     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1472-6882-14-58     Document Type: Article

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