A Review of the Antifungal Properties of Medicinal Herbs

Document Type : Review Article

Authors

1 Assistant Professor, Department of Medical Parasitology and Mycology, School of Medicine AND Infectious Diseases and Tropical Medicine Research Center, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran

2 Assistant Professor, Department of Community Medicine, School of Medicine, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran

Abstract

Infectious diseases are the most common diseases in the world that have huge economic losses to the society. Herbal medicines have been used among the population and the physicians for a long time for the treatment of common diseases. These days, due to the increasing resistance of bacteria and fungi to antimicrobial compounds, as well as the side effects of chemical drugs, researchers focus on herbal extracts, essential oil and natural antimicrobial compounds for the treatment of infections. The aim of this review is to introduce antifungal effects of some essential oils or herbal extracts; perhaps by taking advantages of such medications, specialists be persuaded for the use of herbal medicines for the treatment of infectious diseases.

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Journal of Isfahan Medical School
Volume 33, Issue 337 - Serial Number 337
May and June 2015
Pages 865-873

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  • Receive Date: 23 May 2015
  • Revise Date: 01 November 2024
  • Accept Date: 06 April 2022

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