Antifungal activity of Andrographis paniculata extracts and active principles against skin pathogenic fungal strains in vitro

• Main Authors: Sule, Abubakar, Ahmed, Qamar Uddin, Latip, Jalifah, abd Samah, Othman, Omar, Muhammad Nor, Umar, Abdulrashid, Dogarai, Bashar Bello S.
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Informa Healthcare 2012
• Subjects: QD Chemistry
• Online Access: http://irep.iium.edu.my/24434/1/Antifungal_activity_of_Andrographis_paniculata_extracts.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/24434/; http://informahealthcare.com/loi/phb
• Institution: Universiti Islam Antarabangsa Malaysia

Context: Andrographis paniculata Nees. (Acanthaceae) is an annual herbaceous plant widely cultivated in southern Asia, China, and Europe. It is used in the treatment of skin infections in India, China, and Malaysia by folk medicine practitioners. Objective: Antifungal activity of the whole plant e...