In vitro study of antifungal activity of Entada spiralis Ridl. crude extract against dermatophytes of superficial skin disease

• Main Authors: Harun, Aiza, Mat So'ad, Siti Zaiton, Mohd Hassan, Norazian, Che Mohd Ramli, Neni Kartini
• Format: Article
• Language: English; English
• Published: Kulliyyah of Science, IIUM 2011
• Subjects: RM Therapeutics. Pharmacology; RM300 Drugs and their action
• Online Access: http://irep.iium.edu.my/18687/2/19-39-1-PB.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/18687/1/in_vitro.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/18687/; http://www.iium.edu.my/revival/index.php/revival/article/view/19

The antifungal activity of crude extracts from the stem bark of Entada spiralis was evaluated in vitro against human dermatophytes by disc diffusion method. Three types of human dermatophytes, known as Trichophyton mentagrophytes, Microsporum gypseum, Trichophyton tonsurans and one non-dermatophyteC...