Antifungal properties of Brazilian cerrado plants

Souza, Lúcia Kioko Hasimoto eOliveira, Cecília Maria Alves deFerri, Pedro HenriqueSantos, Suzana CostaOliveira Júnior, Juldásio Galdino deMiranda, André Thiago BorgesLião, Luciano MoraisSilva, Maria do Rosário Rodrigues

Ethanolic extracts from leaves of Hyptis ovalifolia, H. suaveolens, H. saxatilis, Hyptidendrum canum, Eugenia uniflora, E. dysenterica, Caryocar brasiliensis and Lafoensia pacari were investigated for their antifungal activity against dermatophytes. The most effective plants were H. ovalifolia and E. uniflora, while Trichophyton rubrum was the most sensitive among the four dermatophytes species evaluated. This study has demonstrated antifungal properties of Brazilian Cerrado plant extracts in in vitro assays