Antibacterial and antifungal activities of Cistus incanus and C. monspeliensis leaf extracts

H Bouamama; J Villard; A Benharref; M Jana

Antibacterial and antifungal activities of Cistus incanus and C. monspeliensis leaf extracts

Therapie. 1999 Nov-Dec;54(6):731-3.

Authors

H Bouamama¹, J Villard, A Benharref, M Jana

Affiliation

¹ Department of Biology, Faculty of Science and Technology, Cadi Ayyad University, Marrakesh, Morocco.

PMID: 10709448

Abstract

In this study, the antimicrobial activity of leaf extracts obtained from two species of genus Cistus L. was examined in vitro against five strains of bacteria and five strains of fungi. The species studied are Cistus villosus L. = incanus and Cistus monspeliensis L. All extracts showed inhibitory activity against microorganisms. These results encourage us towards further biological investigation.

Publication types

Comparative Study

MeSH terms

Anti-Bacterial Agents / isolation & purification
Anti-Bacterial Agents / pharmacology*
Antifungal Agents / isolation & purification
Antifungal Agents / pharmacology*
Candida / drug effects
Gram-Negative Bacteria / drug effects
Gram-Positive Bacteria / drug effects
Microbial Sensitivity Tests
Mitosporic Fungi / drug effects
Morocco
Plant Extracts / isolation & purification
Plant Extracts / pharmacology*
Plant Leaves / chemistry
Plants, Medicinal / chemistry*

Substances

Anti-Bacterial Agents
Antifungal Agents
Plant Extracts