Antifungal activity of Zataria multiflora, Pelargonium graveolens and Cuminum cyminum essential oils towards three species of Malassezia isolated from patients with pityriasis versicolor
✍ Scribed by A.R. Naeini; M. Nazeri; H. Shokri
- Publisher
- Masson Editeur
- Year
- 2011
- Tongue
- French
- Weight
- 180 KB
- Volume
- 21
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1156-5233
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✦ Synopsis
Objective. -To investigate the anti-Malassezia activities of Zataria multiflora, Pelargonium graveolens and Cuminum cyminum essential oils (EOs) against different pathogenic Malassezia species isolated from patients with pityriasis versicolor (PV). Patients and methods. -The EOs were obtained by water-distillation using a Clevenger-type system. Anti-Malassezia activity against Malassezia species was carried out using disk diffusion method in Dixon agar.
Results. -The main oil components were carvacrol (61.3%) and thymol (25.2%) for Z. multiflora, apinene (30%) and limonene (21%) for C. cyminum and citronelol (28.2%) and geraniol (22.1%) for P. graveolens. The three Malassezia species showed a similar susceptibility to the three plants tested, C. cyminum (mean value: 48.3 mm) being the most active, followed by Z. multiflora (mean value: 28.1 mm) and P. graveolens (mean value: 26.1 mm).
Conclusion. -This study indicated that Z. multiflora, P. graveolens and C. cyminum EOs have considerable anti-Malassezia activities, deserving further investigation for clinical applications for the treatment of PV.