Advances in past five years in study on traditional Chinese medicine against fungi.
- Author:
Changzhong WANG
1
;
Longhai WNAG
Author Information
1. School of Integrated Traditional and Western Medicine, Anhui University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Hefei 230038, China. ahwcz63@sina.com
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- MeSH:
Animals;
Antifungal Agents;
pharmacology;
Drugs, Chinese Herbal;
pharmacology;
Fungi;
drug effects;
physiology;
Humans;
Mycoses;
drug therapy;
microbiology
- From:
China Journal of Chinese Materia Medica
2010;35(13):1769-1772
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Prevalence of fungal infection increased rapidly in recent years. The organisms developed resistance to conventional antifungal agents such as azoles and polyenes, while the traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) showed certain advantages in the fight against fungal infections. This paper reviewed the latest research progress of TCM against common pathogenic fungi such as Candida albicans, Dermatophytes, Aspergillus, Malassezia, Fusarium oxysporum fungus, Sporothrix schenckii, Cryptococcus neoformnans, and fungal biofilm.
