Antifungal Activity of Dried Extracts of Anise (Pimpinella anisum L.) and Star anise (Illicium verum Hook. f.) Against Dermatophyte and Saprophyte Fungi

نویسندگان

1 Department of Pharmacognosy, Institute of Medicinal Plants, ACECR, Tehran

2 Department of Pharmacognosy, Institute of Medicinal Plants, ACECR, Tehran

3 Department of Pharmacognosy, Faculty of Pharmacy, Tehran University of Medical Sciences (TUMS), Tehran

4 Department of Plant Protection, Faculty of Agriculture, Universiti Putra Malaysia, 43400 UPM Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia

5 Department of Pharmacognosy, Institute of Medicinal Plants, ACECR, Tehran

6 Department of Food & Drug Control, Faculty of Pharmacy, Tehran University of Medical Sciences (TUMS), Tehran

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چکیده

Background: Medicinal plants synthesize a vast array of secondary metabolites that are important for human life. For medicinal purpose, antimicrobial activity of substances derived from plant extracts has been recognized for many years. Pimpinella anisum L. (Apiaceae) and Illicium verum Hook. f. (Illiciaceae) plant species, have been used for treatment of ...