| |
Plant material (crude extract) |
|
Zone of inhibition (mm) |
|
| Family |
Scientific |
Local |
Part used |
Candida albicans |
Candida krusei |
Ethnomedicinal information |
|
Combretaceae |
Combretum molle Engl. & Diels |
Mudziyaishe |
leaves |
7.7 ± 0.7 |
6 |
Used medicinally to treat fever and stomach complaints |
| Combretaceae |
Combretum imberbe Wawra |
Muchenarota, Monzo |
leaves |
15.5 ± 0.5 |
16.2 ± 0.2 |
Coughs. Colds, diarrhoea (Rogers and Verotta, 1996) |
| Combretaceae |
Combretum apiculatum Sond |
Chikukute,
Mugodo, Bonda |
leaves |
10.0 ± 0.1 |
10.3 ± 0.6 |
Snake and scorpion bite, bloody diarrhoea, leprosy, abdominal disorders, conjuctivities and weak body. (Rogers and Verotta, 1996 |
| Combretaceae |
Combretum zeyheri Sond |
Muruka, mupembere-kono, muchenja |
leaves |
18.5 ± 0.5 |
18.0 ± 0.3 |
Coughs, diarrhoea, rectal prolapse, Snake bites and stomachache (Ruffo,1991) |
| Combretaceae |
Combretum elaegnoides Klotzsch |
Muswati, Mukapo |
leaves |
12.20 ± 0.7 |
11.4 ± 0.3 |
- |
| Combretaceae |
Combretum kraussii Hochst |
- |
leaves |
7 ± 0.8 |
6 |
Antidiuretics, lotions for eye infections, as well as antiseptics |
| |
Miconazole |
|
|
15.5 ± 0.5 |
14.4 ± 0.7 |
|
| |
Dimethylsufoxide (DMSO) |
|
|
6 |
6 |
|
| |
Ethanol |
|
|
6 |
6 |
|
aResults are the average (± SD) of two separate antifungal susceptibility test (Each antifungal susceptibility test was followed by a disk diffusion assay done in quadruplicate
at 500 μg of sample per disk). Miconazole was used as a positive control and DMSO and ethanol were used as negative controls |
