Abstract

POTENTIAL HERBS AND ITS PHYTOCONSTITUENTS AGAINST FUNGAL INFECTION: A SYSTEMATIC REVIEW

S. Gupta¹*, M. N. Satishkumar¹, B. Duraiswamy², Sushanta Das¹, Mahavir chhajed³

¹Department of Pharmacology, J.S.S. College of Pharmacy, Ootacamund, Tamilnadu, India.

²Department of Pharmacognosy, J.S.S. College of Pharmacy, Ootacamund, Tamilnadu, India.

³Department of Pharmachemistry, Devi Ahilya College of Pharmacy, Indore,  India.

Abstract

Herbs have been one of the important and unique sources of medicines even since the dawn of human civilization. In spite of tremendous development in the field of allopathy since the 19th century, plants still remain one of the major sources of drug in the modern as well as traditional system of medicine throughout the world. Over 70% of all medication marketed are natural or semi synthetic plant derived. Numerous researches on plants have been carried out for eradicating ailments. Plants and its phytoconstituents are used not only to prevent but also cure various disorders like fungal infections. The incidence of fungal infections is increasing at an alarming rate, presenting a gigantic challenge to healthcare professionals. Many of plants and their phytoconstituents have been studied for their antifungal activity, especially on fungi Candida albicans. The present systematic review focused on their active phytoconstituents of plants that have been found to possess antifungal action against Candida albicans and their various strains.

Keywords: Herbal antifungal, Candida albicans, mucosal candidasis.