A Study of Antifungal Activity with Rumex japonicus Houttuyn.
- Author:
Kwang Hyun CHO
;
Hong Sik KIM
- Publication Type:In Vitro ; Original Article
- MeSH:
Agar;
Arthrodermataceae;
China;
Glucose;
Japan;
Rumex*;
Skin;
Skin Diseases;
Suspensions;
Wetlands
- From:Korean Journal of Dermatology
1980;18(5):383-389
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
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Abstract:
Rumex japonicus Houttuyn are ubiquitous plants, which are found in marshes or in wet areas. The root of Rumex japonicus Houttuyn has been used for the treatment of skin diseases including fungal infections of the skin since older times in Japan and China. This study was undertaken to investigate the antifungal activity of the alcoholbenzene extract of Rumex japonicus Houttuyn in vitro. During this experiment the extracts of Rumex japonicus Houttuyn were diluted seriaIly in the Sabouraud's dextrose agar and fungal mats or fungal suspensions of isolated strains of dermatophytes were inoculated into each medium containing different concentrations of test materials. Then their growth was observed for 2 weeks or 10 days at room temperature. (countinued...)
