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Antifungal activity of essential oils from leaves and flowers of Inula viscosa (Asteraceae) by Apulian region.
Parassitologia. 2002 Dec; 44(3-4):153-6.P

Abstract

Some essential oils from several plants (Artemisia verlotorum, Lavandula augustifolia, Ocimum gratissimum) have proved to have acaricidal, antifungal and antibacterial activity. Inula viscosa Ait. (Asteraceae), a plant growing spontaneously in the Mediterranean area, is currently used by popular medicine for its therapeutic effects. Flavonoids, azulenes, sesquiterpenes, and essential oils have been isolated and identified from its leaves. This paper reports the results of the composition and antifungal activity in vitro against dermatophytes and Candida spp. of the four essential oils obtained by steam distillation of the leaves, flowers, whole plant and whole plants without flower extracts of I. viscosa. All the extracts proved to have a significant antifungal activity against dermatophytes even at low concentrations (0.01 mg/ml). The leaf extracts exhibited the greatest antifungal efficacy. The high concentration of the sesquiterpene (carboxyeudesmadiene), occurring in the leaf extracts, may explain its greater antifungal activity.

Authors+Show Affiliations

Cafarchia C
Dipartimento di Sanità e Benessere degli Animali, Facoltà di Medicina Veterinaria, Università degli Studi di Bari, Italy. c.m.cafarchia@veterinaria.uniba.it
De Laurentis N
No affiliation info available
Milillo MA
No affiliation info available
Losacco V
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Puccini V
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MeSH

Antifungal AgentsCandidaCandida albicansFlowersHot TemperatureInulaItalyMicrosporumPlant ExtractsPlant LeavesPlant OilsSesquiterpenesTrichophytonWater

Pub Type(s)

Comparative Study
Journal Article

Language

eng

PubMed ID

12701377

Citation

Cafarchia, C, et al. "Antifungal Activity of Essential Oils From Leaves and Flowers of Inula Viscosa (Asteraceae) By Apulian Region." Parassitologia, vol. 44, no. 3-4, 2002, pp. 153-6.
Cafarchia C, De Laurentis N, Milillo MA, et al. Antifungal activity of essential oils from leaves and flowers of Inula viscosa (Asteraceae) by Apulian region. Parassitologia. 2002;44(3-4):153-6.
Cafarchia, C., De Laurentis, N., Milillo, M. A., Losacco, V., & Puccini, V. (2002). Antifungal activity of essential oils from leaves and flowers of Inula viscosa (Asteraceae) by Apulian region. Parassitologia, 44(3-4), 153-6.
Cafarchia C, et al. Antifungal Activity of Essential Oils From Leaves and Flowers of Inula Viscosa (Asteraceae) By Apulian Region. Parassitologia. 2002;44(3-4):153-6. PubMed PMID: 12701377.
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TY - JOUR T1 - Antifungal activity of essential oils from leaves and flowers of Inula viscosa (Asteraceae) by Apulian region. AU - Cafarchia,C, AU - De Laurentis,N, AU - Milillo,M A, AU - Losacco,V, AU - Puccini,V, PY - 2003/4/19/pubmed PY - 2003/5/28/medline PY - 2003/4/19/entrez SP - 153 EP - 6 JF - Parassitologia JO - Parassitologia VL - 44 IS - 3-4 N2 - Some essential oils from several plants (Artemisia verlotorum, Lavandula augustifolia, Ocimum gratissimum) have proved to have acaricidal, antifungal and antibacterial activity. Inula viscosa Ait. (Asteraceae), a plant growing spontaneously in the Mediterranean area, is currently used by popular medicine for its therapeutic effects. Flavonoids, azulenes, sesquiterpenes, and essential oils have been isolated and identified from its leaves. This paper reports the results of the composition and antifungal activity in vitro against dermatophytes and Candida spp. of the four essential oils obtained by steam distillation of the leaves, flowers, whole plant and whole plants without flower extracts of I. viscosa. All the extracts proved to have a significant antifungal activity against dermatophytes even at low concentrations (0.01 mg/ml). The leaf extracts exhibited the greatest antifungal efficacy. The high concentration of the sesquiterpene (carboxyeudesmadiene), occurring in the leaf extracts, may explain its greater antifungal activity. SN - 0048-2951 UR - https://www.unboundmedicine.com/medline/citation/12701377/Antifungal_activity_of_essential_oils_from_leaves_and_flowers_of_Inula_viscosa__Asteraceae__by_Apulian_region_ DB - PRIME DP - Unbound Medicine ER -