Portal de Periódicos da CAPES

Antifungal effect of the extract of propolis on the growth of three species of Epidermophyton flucosum, Trichophyton violaseum and Trichophyton tonsorans in laboratory environment

2011; Academic Journals; Volume: 5; Issue: 24 Linguagem: Inglês

10.5897/ajpp10.114

1996-0816

Shahin Gavanji,

Phytochemistry Medicinal Plant Applications

Cutaneous infections in human include a wide variety of diseases. Most of these infections are caused by dermatophytes and the resulting disease is called dermatophytosis. Dermatophytosis brings many problems for human hence, studies and new researches about this disease can be useful in controlling it with fewer side effects. So, in this study the antidermatophytal features of propolis of bee were tested. In this test, first of all, the alcoholic extract of propolis was prepared and the minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) of it on three dermatophyte species; Trichophyton violaseum, Triehophyton tonsorans and Epidermophyton flucosum were examined in laboratory environment. The results indicated that the extract of propolis has a good antifungal activity against these three species. The MIC of the extract of propolis per mm in the culture medium was determined equal to 2\5 against these three species of fungi. In this study, we saw that the propolis of bee has a useful antifungal activity against dermatophytes. Key words: Propolis, Trichophyton tonsorans, Trichophyton violaseum, Epidermophyton flucosum, dermatophytosis.