International Journal of Advanced and Applied Sciences
Int. j. adv. appl. sci.
EISSN: 2313-3724
Print ISSN:2313-626X
Volume 3, Issue 8 (August 2016), Pages: 85-101
Title: Review of Sudanese medicinal plants screened for antifungal activity
Authors: Wail E. Abdalla 1, 2, Emad M. Abdallah 1, *
Affiliation(s):
1Department of Laboratory Sciences, College of Sciences and Arts at Al‐Rass, Qassim University, Saudi Arabia
2Medicinal and Aromatic Plants Research Institute, National Centre for Research, Sudan
http://dx.doi.org/10.21833/ijaas.2016.08.014
Abstract:
The present study aimed at reviewing Sudanese medicinal plants screened for antifungal activity. A total of 85 plant species belonging to 48 families (42 dicotyledonous and 6 monocotyledonous) were reported to have antifungal activity against some fungal species. The family Fabaceae was reported to be the most screened family, while Acacia nilotica from the same family and subfamily Mimosoideae was reported to be the most screened species. On the other hand, a total of 20 fungal species belonging to 10 genera and 6 families were reported to be used in studies for antifungal activities from Sudanese plants, with the two genera Aspergillus and Candida being the most tested genera. Four methods for testing antifungal activities of Sudanese plants were used, with the cup-plate diffusion method being the most applied method (75.18%). It is hoped that this review will define the current situation of research for antifungal activities of Sudanese plants.
© 2016 The Authors. Published by IASE.
This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC-ND license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/).
Keywords: Antifungal activity, Antimicrobial, Sudanese plants
Article History: Received 20 June 2016, Received in revised form 11 September 2016, Accepted 12 September 2016
Digital Object Identifier: http://dx.doi.org/10.21833/ijaas.2016.08.014
Citation:
Abdalla WE, Abdallah EM (2016). Review of Sudanese medicinal plants screened for antifungal activity. International Journal of Advanced and Applied Sciences, 3(8): 85-101
http://www.science-gate.com/IJAAS/V3I8/Abdalla.html
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