Antifungal activities of five Combretaceae used in Togolese traditional medicine

K Batawila; K Kokou; K Koumaglo; M Gbéassor; B de Foucault; Ph Bouchet; K Akpagana

doi:10.1016/j.fitote.2004.12.007

Antifungal activities of five Combretaceae used in Togolese traditional medicine

Fitoterapia. 2005 Mar;76(2):264-8. doi: 10.1016/j.fitote.2004.12.007.

Authors

K Batawila¹, K Kokou, K Koumaglo, M Gbéassor, B de Foucault, Ph Bouchet, K Akpagana

Affiliation

¹ Laboratory of Botany and Plant Ecology, Research and Education Centre for Medicinal Plants, University of Lomé, P.O. Box 1515, Lomé, Togo. [email protected]

PMID: 15752646
DOI: 10.1016/j.fitote.2004.12.007

Abstract

Five species of Combretaceae growing in Togo were investigated for their antifungal activity against 20 pathogenic fungi (10 yeast and 10 filamentous fungi). The five hydroethanolic extracts of Terminalia glaucescens and Anogeissus leiocarpus appeared to be the most active, their MICs ranging from 0.25 mg/ml to 4 mg/ml. The results confirm the traditional therapeutic properties of these plants.

MeSH terms

Antifungal Agents / administration & dosage
Antifungal Agents / pharmacology*
Antifungal Agents / therapeutic use
Humans
Medicine, Traditional
Microbial Sensitivity Tests
Mitosporic Fungi / drug effects*
Phytotherapy*
Plant Extracts / administration & dosage
Plant Extracts / pharmacology*
Plant Extracts / therapeutic use
Plants, Medicinal*
Togo

Substances

Antifungal Agents
Plant Extracts