In vitro antifungal activity of 163 extracts from traditional Chinese medicine herbs
Jiang BC, Shen JY, Wu J, Lu RY, Zheng W, Dong JX, Yan L, Jin YS · European Journal of Integrative Medicine · 2020 October
DOI 10.1016/j.eujim.2020.101213
Objective
To evaluate the antifungal activities of traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) herbs recorded in the Chinese Materia Medica using consistent methods and standards.
Conclusions
Rosa chinensis, Neopicrorhiza scrophulariiflora, Phellodendron chinense, and Syzygium aromaticum demonstrated potent and broad-spectrum antifungal activities, with Rosa chinensis showing promising results in inhibiting hyphal growth and exhibiting synergistic effects with its main chemical constituents, gallic acid and flavonoids.
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