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. 2007 Jan;98(1):232-6.
doi: 10.1016/j.biortech.2005.11.003. Epub 2006 Jan 6.

Anti-fungal activity of crude extracts and essential oil of Moringa oleifera Lam

Ping-Hsien Chuang  1 , Chi-Wei Lee, Jia-Ying Chou, M Murugan, Bor-Jinn Shieh, Hueih-Min Chen
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Anti-fungal activity of crude extracts and essential oil of Moringa oleifera Lam

Ping-Hsien Chuang et al. Bioresour Technol. 2007 Jan.

Abstract

Investigations were carried out to evaluate the therapeutic properties of the seeds and leaves of Moringa oleifera Lam as herbal medicines. Ethanol extracts showed anti-fungal activities in vitro against dermatophytes such as Trichophyton rubrum, Trichophyton mentagrophytes, Epidermophyton floccosum, and Microsporum canis. GC-MS analysis of the chemical composition of the essential oil from leaves showed a total of 44 compounds. Isolated extracts could be of use for the future development of anti-skin disease agents.

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