A REVIEW ON THE ANTIFUNGAL ACTIVITY OF SOME TRADITIONAL MEDICINAL PLANTS
Soubhagya Ranjan Sahoo, Santosh Kumar Behera, Deepak Kumar Choudhury, Binodini Majhi, Hari Jani and Diptimayeee Jena*
ABSTRACT
Herbs have long been used to treat a wide range of infectious and noninfectious illnesses. Plant-derived compounds are estimated to be present in 25% of commonly used drugs. Several plants may be able to give a large reserve for the development of infectious illness medications, especially at a period when the most advanced Separation techniques can be found On the one hand, the human population is endangered by a number of developing infectious diseases. Fungal infections, among other illnesses, pose a significant threat to humanity, because of developing fungal strain resistance, a vast number of individuals worldwide suffer from fungal diseases. Antifungal drugs now available are either excessively expensive or have numerous side effects. Importantly, a number of medicinal plants have shown promise in the treatment of a wide range of fungal diseases, with some displaying broad-spectrum antifungal activity.
Keywords: Infectious Diseases, Non-infectious Diseases, Fungal infection, Fungal Strains, Broad Spectrum Antifungal Activity, Medicinal Plants.
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