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Evidence-based antifungal potential of some traditional medicinal plants, from the Bechar region (Southwest Algeria)

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Title Evidence-based antifungal potential of some traditional medicinal plants, from the Bechar region (Southwest Algeria)
 
Creator Fatehi, Naima
Benmehdi, Houcine
Allali, Hocine
Sahel, Nafissa
Oulednecir, Nawal
 
Subject Antifungal activity
Bechar (Southwest Algeria)
Fungal identification
Fungal isolation
Medicinal plants
 
Description 68-73
The development of more effective and less toxic antifungal agents is required for the treatment of several ailments. In this research, the antifungal activity of the crude aqueous and hydromethanolic extracts of nine medicinal plant, frequently used in the local traditional medicine in the Bechar region (southwest Algeria), was evaluated, using the radial growth method on solid medium, against seven fungal pathogens isolated from local wheat, toasted and green Coffee beans. The results of the antifungal potency revealed that the hydromethanolic extract of Rhus tripartita and the aqueous extract of Traganum nudatum were the best to suppress the growth of Aspergillus nidulans (77 and 66% respectively), followed by the hydromethanolic extract of Haloxylon scoparia red (63%). Whereas, the aqueous extract of Traganum nudatum was found to be the best to inhibit the growth of Penicillium oxalicum (60%) compared to the other extracts. Lesser activities were recorded for the hydromethanolic extract of Andropogon nardus (0%) and the aqueous extract of Globularia vulgaris (1%) against Aspergillus nidulans and Aspergillus ochracus respectively. The selected plant extracts can serve as potential sources of new antifungal agents that may be of great use for the development of pharmaceutics against various diseases.
 
Date 2021-04-08T08:41:21Z
2021-04-08T08:41:21Z
2021-03
 
Type Article
 
Identifier 0976-0512 (Online); 0976-0504 (Print)
http://nopr.niscair.res.in/handle/123456789/56760
 
Language en_US
 
Relation Int. cl. (2015.01)-A61K 36/00, A61P 31/00
 
Rights CC Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 2.5 India
 
Publisher NISCAIR-CSIR, India
 
Source IJNPR Vol.12(1) [March 2021]