ANTIMYCOTIC EFFECT OF HIBISCUS SABDARIFFA

Document Type : Original Article

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Department of Pharmacology Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Cairo University.

Abstract

In this investigation, the antifungal effect of alcoholic extract of Hibiscus sabdariffa against some species of yeasts, molds and dermatophytes were studied in vitro. The present study revealed that Hibiscus sabdariffa showed antifungal activity against Candida albicans, Aspergillus fumigatus and Trichophyton mentagrophytes.

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