Study of the Antifungal Effect of Essential Oils Extracted from Medicinal Plants of Algerian Northern Sahara: Pituranthos Chloranthus

Authors: Mehani M*, Segni L, Terzi V, Morcia C and Mehani I

DOI: 10.23880/oajmms-16000124

Volume 3, Issue 2

Abstract

Humans use plants for thousands of years to treat various ailments, in many developing countries; much of the population relies on traditional doctors and their collections of medicinal plants to cure them. Essential oils have many therapeutic properties. In herbal medicine, they are used for their antiseptic properties against infectious diseases of fungal origin, against dermatophytes, those of bacterial origin. The aim of our study is to determine the antifungal effect of essential oils of Pituranthos chloranthus on some pathogenic fungi. It is a medicinal plant used in traditional therapy. Essential oils have many therapeutic properties. In herbal medicine, they are used for their antiseptic properties against infectious diseases of fungal origin, against dermatophytes, those of bacterial origin. The test adopted, is based on the diffusion method on solid medium (Antibiogram), this method allows to determine the susceptibility or resistance of an organism according to the sample studied. Our study reveals that the essential oil of the plants Pituranthos chloranthus have a different effect on the resistance of germs.

Keywords: Essential oil; fungal; Antibiogram; Pituranthos Chloranthus

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