Antifungal and antioxidant activities of Coleonema album and C. pulchellum against skin diseases

CONTEXT: Coleonema album (Thunb) Bart. & H. L. Wendl (Rutaceae) has been used in the formulation of skincare products, and the Khoisan people rub it on their skin to add luster. Coleonema pulchellum I. Williams has received less attention in the South African traditional medicine.

OBJECTIVE: This study investigates the antifungal and antioxidant activities of C. album and C. pulchellum essential oil (EO) and leaf extracts; and analyzes the chemical components of their EOs.

MATERIALS AND METHODS: Antifungal activity of leaf extracts was determined using the microdilution method with griseofulvin and ketoconazole as controls. Antifungal capacity of EO was investigated using the 'Volatile release plate method'. Trichophyton rubrum (ATCC 28188) and T. mentagrophytes (ATCC 9533) mycelia (0.3 cm diameter) were placed on fresh yeast malt agar in Petri dishes with filter paper (impregnated with 20 μL of EO) on the lid for direct exposure to EO volatiles while plates without EO were used as controls. The incubation time was seven days. Antioxidant activities of the leaf extracts were determined.

RESULTS: Methanol leaf extract of C. pulchellum inhibited the growth of three fungi tested with MIC values of 195, 391 and 49 μg/mL for Trichophyton rubrum, Trichophyton mentagrophytes and Microsporum gypseum, respectively. Terpenes formed the major components of the EO. The EO from both plants inhibited the growth of T. rubrum in vitro.

DISCUSSION AND CONCLUSION: This study revealed the therapeutic value of C. pulchellum. Coleonema album and C. pulchellum should be considered as potential plants for skin ointment from natural origin.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2017

Erschienen:

2017

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:55

Enthalten in:

Pharmaceutical biology - 55(2017), 1 vom: 17. Dez., Seite 1249-1255

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Fajinmi, Olufunke O [VerfasserIn]
Grúz, Jiří [VerfasserIn]
Tarkowski, Petr [VerfasserIn]
Kulkarni, Manoj G [VerfasserIn]
Finnie, Jeffrey F [VerfasserIn]
Van Staden, Johannes [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Antifungal Agents
Antioxidants
Atopic dermatitis
Dermatologic Agents
Journal Article
Plant Extracts
Trichophyton mentagrophytes
Trichophyton rubrum

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Date Completed 16.03.2017

Date Revised 28.09.2023

published: Print

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1080/13880209.2017.1296470

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM269534261