Value of the ethnomedical information for the discovery of plants with antifungal properties. A survey among seven Latin American countries

Antimicrobial, antityrosinase and brine shrimp lethality test of Bauhinia rufescens Lam (Fabaceae)

“…Furthermore a lectin from B. monandra inhibited the growth of Fusarium species in the range of 15-30% at 120 µg [21] . Svetaz et al found that extracts of B. forficata were inactive (MIC>1000 µg/mL) against Candida albicans, A. niger and Sacchoromyces cereviaceae [22] .…”

Chrysobalanaceae: traditional uses, phytochemistry and pharmacology

“…Maranthes floribunda bark is used in West Africa to treat diarrhea and dysentery (Koné et al, 2004), Atuna racemosa is used to treat pregnancy nausea in Polynesia (Ostraff et al, 2000), and in Latin America Licania arborea is used as an antifungal (Svetaz et al, 2010). In Senegal, a cigarette is prepared from the stem bark of Neocarya macrophylla used as a remedy for snake bite (Mohagheghzadeh et al, 2006).…”

Subcutaneous antifungal screening of Latin American plant extracts againstSporothrix schenckiiandFonsecaea pedrosoi

“…Plants constitute an invaluable source of antifungal compounds because of their unmatched availability of chemical diversity, and many efforts have been made worldwide to identify medicinal plants with antifungal properties (Rai & Mares, 2003;Cos et al, 2006;Maregesi et al, 2008), some of them in Latin America (Agüero et al, 2007;Cruz et al, 2007;Danelutte et al, 2003;Escalante et al, 2002;Malheiros et al, 2005, Svetaz et al, 2010.…”