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

Sule A 1 , Ahmed QU , Latip J , Samah OA , Omar MN , Umar A Show all authors , Dogarai BB

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  • 1 Department of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Science, Kuantan, Pahang Darul Makmur, Malaysia
Pharm Biol, 2012 Jul;50(7):850-6.
PMID: 22587518 DOI: 10.3109/13880209.2011.641021

Abstract

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.

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