An ancient plant Lawsonia inermis (henna): Determination of in vitro antifungal activity against dermatophytes species

Journal of Medical Mycology

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 313-318

  Gozubuyuk, G S ^a   Aktas, E ^a   Yigit, N ^a  

^a ATATÜRK UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Antifungal activity; Dermatophytes; Henna paste

Indexed keywords

ANTIFUNGAL AGENT; LAWSONIA INERMIS EXTRACT; MICONAZOLE; PLANT EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; AGAR DIFFUSION; ANTIFUNGAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DERMATOPHYTOSIS; EPIDERMOPHYTON FLOCCOSUM; FEMALE; FUNGUS ISOLATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MICROSPORUM CANIS; MIDDLE AGED; NONHUMAN; ONYCHOMYCOSIS; PASTE; TINEA CAPITIS; TINEA CORPORIS; TINEA PEDIS; TRICHOPHYTON MENTAGROPHYTES; TRICHOPHYTON RUBRUM; TRICHOPHYTON TONSURANS; TRICHOPHYTON VIOLACEUM; YOUNG ADULT; ADOLESCENT; AGED; ARTHRODERMATACEAE; CHEMISTRY; DERMATOMYCOSES; DRUG EFFECTS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; LAWSONIA INERMIS; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TEST; MICROBIOLOGY;

ARTHRODERMA BENHAMIAE; ARTHRODERMATACEAE; EPIDERMOPHYTON FLOCCOSUM; LAWSONIA INERMIS; MICROSPORUM CANIS; TRICHOPHYTON RUBRUM; TRICHOPHYTON TONSURANS; TRICHOPHYTON VIOLACEUM;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANTIFUNGAL AGENTS; ARTHRODERMATACEAE; DERMATOMYCOSES; FEMALE; HUMANS; LAWSONIA PLANT; MALE; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; MIDDLE AGED; PLANT EXTRACTS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84916633156     PISSN: 11565233     EISSN: 17730449     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mycmed.2014.07.002     Document Type: Article

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