Traditionally practiced medicinal plant extracts inhibit the ergosterol biosynthesis of clinically isolated dermatophytic pathogens

M Chellappandian, M Saravanan, P Pandikumar… - Journal de Mycologie …, 2018 - Elsevier
Objective Dermatophytes are resistant to some available antibiotics. Development of new
plant drugs to control drug resistant microbes is urgently needed. This study evaluates the
antidermatophytic potential of 18 selected medicinal plants used by traditional healers in
Theni and Virudhunagar Districts of Tamil Nadu, India. Materials and methods Selected
plant parts were collected, shade dried and powdered. Plant powders were extracted with
ethanol and their antifungal potency was investigated against and clinical dermatophytes …
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