Antifungal activity of Cleome gynandra L. aerial parts for topical treatment of Tinea capitis: an in vitro evaluation

Table 2 MFCs of ethanol extract of C. gynandra against the fungal isolates

Fungi	Minimum fungicidal concentrations of ethanol extract of Cleome gynandra in mg/ml								Controls
Fungi	0.5	0.25	0.125	0.0625	0.0313	0.0156	0.00781	0.00391	−ve ctrl	+ ctrl
Mc	Nfgo	Fgo	Fgo	Fgo	Fgo	Fgo	Fgo	Fgo	Fgo	Nfgo
Tm	Nfgo	Fgo	Fgo	Fgo	Fgo	Fgo	Fgo	Fgo	Fgo	Nfgo
Tr	Nfgo	Nfgo	Nfgo	Fgo	Fgo	Fgo	Fgo	Fgo	Fgo	Nfgo

Fgo denotes that filamentous growth was observed, while Nfgo denotes that no filamentous growth was observed. The ethanol extract of Cleome gynandra indicated MFCs of ≥ 0.5 mg/ml for Microsporum canis and Trichophyton mentagrophytes, and ≥ 0.125 mg/ml for Trichophyton rubrum as result of subculturing 200 µl of dermatophytes from each serially diluted test tubes onto SDA slants. Mc = Microsporum canis; Tm = Trichophyton mentagrophytes; and, Tr = Trichophyton rubrum

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