Masoko, P., Picard, J., and Eloff, J.N. (2005) Antifungal activities of six South African Terminalia species (Combretaceae). Journal of Ethnopharmacology, 99 (2). pp. 301-318.

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Abstract

A serial microplate dilution method developed for bacteria was modified slightly and gave good results with several fungi. The antifungal activity of acetone, hexane, dichloromethane and methanol leaf extracts of six Terminalia species (Terminalia prunioides, Terminalia brachystemma, Terminalia sericea, Terminalia gazensis, Terminalia mollis and Terminalia sambesiaca) were tested against five fungal animal pathogens (Candida albicans, Cryptococcus neoformans, Aspergillus fumigatus, Microsporum canis and Sporothrix schenkii). Methanol extracted the highest quantity, but the acetone extracts had the highest antifungal activity. Some of the extracts had antioxidant activity. Most of the antifungal extracts had MIC values of c. 0.08 mg/ml, some were with MIC values as low as 0.02 mg/ml. Microsporum canis was the most susceptible microorganism and Terminalia sericea extracts were the most active against nearly all microorganisms tested.

Item ID:	93525
Item Type:	Article (Research - C1)
ISSN:	1872-7573
Keywords:	Combretaceae Terminalia species Antifungal activity MIC
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Date Deposited:	12 Aug 2026 23:30
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