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| Title: | Antifungal activity of extracts of some Cassia, Detarium and Ziziphus species against dermatophytes |
| Authors: | Adamu, Harami M
Abayeh, O J
Ibok, NNE U
Kafu, Samuel Emgba |
| Keywords: | Medicinal plants
Antifungal
Microorganisms
Dermatophytes
Cassia occidentalis
Cassia singuena
Cassia tora
Detarium microcarpum
Ziziphus abyssinica
Ziziphus mauritiana
Ziziphus mucronata
Ziziphus spina-christi
Trichophyton rubrum
Trichophyton mentagaphytes
Microsporum canis
Aspergillus fumigatus |
| Issue Date: | Oct-2006 |
| Publisher: | CSIR |
| IPC Code: | Int. cl.8— A61K 36/00, A61P 31/10, A61K 36/48, A61K 36/482, A61K 36/725 |
| Abstract: | The methanol
extracts of Cassia occidentalis Linn., C.
singuena (Del.) Lack, C.
tora Linn., Detarium microcarpum Guill. &
Perr., Ziziphus abyssinica (Hochst ex A. Rich) Fiori, Z. mauritiana Lam., Z. mucronata Willd. and Z. spina-christi Willd. found in
Bauchi State, Nigeria, showed antifungal activity when tested by the agar
diffusion method against dermatophytes, viz.Trichophyton rubrum, T. mentagaphytes,
Microsporum canis and Aspergillus
fumigatus. |
| Page(s): | 357-360 |
| ISSN: | 0975-1092 (Online); 0972-592X (Print) |
| Source: | NPR Vol.5(5) [September-October 2006]
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