Inhibition of human pathogenic fungi by members of Zingiberaceae used by the Kenyah (Indonesian Borneo)

被引：55

作者：

Ficker, CE

Smith, ML

Susiarti, S

Leaman, DJ

Irawati, Ç

Arnason, JT

机构：

[1] Carleton Univ, Dept Biol, Ottawa, ON K1S 5B6, Canada

[2] Indonesian Inst Sci, Herbarium Bogoriense, Bogor 16122, Indonesia

[3] Univ Ottawa, Dept Biol, Ottawa, ON K1N 6N5, Canada

来源：

JOURNAL OF ETHNOPHARMACOLOGY | 2003年 / 85卷 / 2-3期

基金：

加拿大自然科学与工程研究理事会;

关键词：

Zingiberaceae; ginger; antifungal resistance; pathogenic fungi; Borneo ethnobotany; traditional phytomedicine;

D O I：

10.1016/S0378-8741(03)00009-6

中图分类号：

Q94 [植物学];

学科分类号：

071001 ;

摘要：

Extracts from 11 plant species belonging to the Zingiberaceae were tested for antifungal activity using disc diffusion bioassays. Extracts from several members, especially Alpinia galanga, Curcuma zedoaria and Zingiber purpureum, were found to have pronounced inhibitory activities against a wide variety of human pathogenic fungi, including strains resistant to the common antifungals amphotericin B and ketoconazole. As members of the Zingiberaceae are generally regarded as safe for human consumption, these species are excellent candidates for development as novel therapeutics. (C) 2003 Elsevier Science Ireland Ltd. All rights reserved.

引用

页码：289 / 293

页数：5

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