Actividad antifungica de extractos de plantas usadas en medicina popular en Argentina / Antifungal activity of plant extracts used in folk medicine in Argentina
Rev. peru. biol. (Impr.)
; 14(2): 247-251, dic. 2007. tab
Article
in Spanish
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| ID: biblio-1111193
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PE1.1
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RESUMEN
Los hongos pueden causar enfermedades en humanos, especialmente en pacientes inmunosuprimidos. En este estudio, extractos de 10 plantas utilizadas en medicina popular en Argentina fueron ensayadas para estudiar la actividad antifúngica in vitro contra 4 cepas de hongos. De todas las plantas testeadas, solo 4 mostraron actividad antifúngica Larrea divaricata Cav, Gnaphalium gaudichaudianum D.C, Baccharis trimera Less y Schinus terebenthifolius.
ABSTRACT
Fungi may cause very serious diseases in humans specially in immunosuppressed patients. In this study, extracts of 10 plants used in popular medicine in Argentine were assayed for in vitro antifungal activity against 4 fungal strains. Out of all the plants tested, Larrea divaricata Cav, Gnaphalium gaudichaudianum D.C, Baccharis trimera Less and Schinus terebenthifolius proved to have antifungal activity.
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National databases
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Peru
Database:
LIPECS
Main subject:
Plant Extracts
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Herbal Medicine
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Potentilla
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Antifungal Agents
Country/Region as subject:
South America
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Argentina
Language:
Spanish
Journal:
Rev. peru. biol. (Impr.)
Year:
2007
Document type:
Article
Institution/Affiliation country:
Universidad Nacional de Córdoba/AR
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Universidad Nacional de San Luís/AR