In vitro antifungal assay of traditional Argentine medicinal plants

Muschietti, Liliana; Derita, Marcos Gabriel; Sülsen, Valeria P.; Muñoz, Juan de Dios; Ferraro, Graciela; Zacchino, Susana; Martino, Virginia

doi:10.1016/j.jep.2005.06.017

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“…triflora is a tree native to South America used in folk medicine as antiseptic, but results of its antifungal activity are controversial, since in one study the methanol extract showed activity against Trichophyton mentagrophytes, T. rubrum (100 µg/mL) and Microsporum gypseum (250 µg/mL) (Muschietti et al, 2005), while another study showed no antifungal activity (Svetaz et al, 2010). Other important activities have been demonstrated by the aqueous extract of leaves, such as pro-oxidant activity (Desmarchelier et al, 1997), and inhibition of polymerase and ribonuclease activities of HIV reverse transcriptase at IC 50 1.6-1.8 µg/mL (Martino et al, 2002); by bioguided fractionation, active principles were shown to be punicalin and 2-O-galloylpunicalin (Martino et al, 2004).…”

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Subcutaneous antifungal screening of Latin American plant extracts againstSporothrix schenckiiandFonsecaea pedrosoi

Gaitán

Paz

Zacchino

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Pharmaceutical Biology

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Subcutaneous antifungal screening of Latin American plant extracts againstSporothrix schenckiiandFonsecaea pedrosoi

Gaitán

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Zacchino

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“…Tests with dermatophytes, filamentous fungi that cause dermatophytosis are promising for the genus, with reports of activity for Eupatorium arnottianum Griseb. (Muschietti et al, 2005), Eupatorium aschenbornianum S. Schauer (García et al, 2003Rios et al, 2003, Eupatorium buniifolium Hook. and Arn.…”

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“…and Arn. (Muschietti et al, 2005), Eupatorium japonicum Thunb. (Inouye et al, 2006), Eupatorium laciniatum Kitam.…”

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“…Rob. ] is an herb native to Latin America, common in the North-East and Centre of Argentina and South of Bolivia, traditionally used to treat stomach ailments (Clavin et al, 2007), against asthma, bronchitis, colds and topically in plasters for bone fractures and dislocations by healers from the bolivian altiplano (Giraoult, 1987), in addition to having anti-inflammatory and analgesic properties (Muschietti et al, 2005).…”

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The genus Eupatorium L. (Asteraceae): A review of their antimicrobial activity

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Elnatan³

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J. Med. Plants Res.

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In recent years, the number of infectious diseases linked to the occurrence of bacterial and fungal resistance has increased, leading to extensive search for new drugs to treat these infections. Species of the Asteraceae family and the genus Eupatorium, have high biological potential and are used in folk medicine to treat various diseases. This review article presents the main phytochemical and biological characteristics of the Asteraceae family and the genus Eupatorium s.l., whose antimicrobial activity is promising, especially antibacterial and antifungal activity. The current review was achieved using an organized search of the scientific data published on antimicrobial activity and phytochemical of the species of the genus Eupatorium using various databases, including PubMed, ScienceDirect, Scopus, Scielo, SciFinder and Google Scholar. The species of Eupatorium are rich in terpenes, phytosterols and sesquiterpene lactones, the latter being chemotaxonomic markers of the group, with broad anticancer, antiplasmodial and antimicrobial activity, making them promising for the development of new drugs. Various species of Eupatorium seems to hold great potential for in-depth investigation for antimicrobial activities. Many species have broad folk use, with scientific confirmation of its antimicrobial properties making these plants potential sources of safer and more effective treatments.

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“…However, although a large number of antimicrobial agents have been discovered, pathogenic microorganisms are constantly developing resistance to these agents (Al-Bari et al 2006). There are many antifungal drugs which have undesirable side effects such a high toxicity, producing recurrence, showing drug-drug interactions or leading to resistance, and showing ineffectiveness (Muschietti et al 2005). Therefore it is necessary to search for more effective and less toxic novel antifungal agents that will overcome these disadvantages.…”

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Antifungal activity of the extracts and fractions of dahlia tuber (Dahlia variabilis) against pathogenic skin fungi

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Abstract. Saryono, Octarina N, Yuharmen, Pratiwi NW, Ardhi A. 2017. Antifungal activity of the extracts and fractions of dahlia tuber (Dahlia variabilis) against pathogenic skin fungi. Nusantara Bioscience 9: 146-151. Dahlia plant (Dahlia variabilis) can be easily found in the highlands in Indonesia and its tuber has been reported to have some bioactive compounds which are potential to be utilized as an antimicrobial agent. This study aimed to determine antifungal activity and minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) of n-hexane and methanol extracts and fractions of red-flowered dahlia tubers against pathogenic skin fungi Candida albicans and Microsporum gypseum using disc diffusion method. The n-hexane and methanol extracts and fractions of dahlia tuber showed their antifungal activity against C. albicans and M. gypseum, with the larger activity, was found in both extracts and fractions of methanol. The best fractions of n-hexane and methanol were chosen and determined their minimum inhibitory concentration; which the F5 n-hexane fraction and the F2 methanol fraction gave the MIC of 1.50% and 0.50% against C. albicans respectively, whereas both F1 n-hexane and F2 methanol fraction gave the MIC of 0.50% against M. gypseum. The high antifungal activity of F2 of methanol extract against C. albicans and M. gypseum allowed this fraction to be utilized as a medicinal drug for candidiasis and other fungal skin infections.

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In vitro antifungal assay of traditional Argentine medicinal plants

Cited by 36 publications

References 27 publications

Subcutaneous antifungal screening of Latin American plant extracts againstSporothrix schenckiiandFonsecaea pedrosoi

Subcutaneous antifungal screening of Latin American plant extracts againstSporothrix schenckiiandFonsecaea pedrosoi

The genus Eupatorium L. (Asteraceae): A review of their antimicrobial activity

Antifungal activity of the extracts and fractions of dahlia tuber (Dahlia variabilis) against pathogenic skin fungi

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