Comparative Evaluation of the Antifungal Activity ofBorage(Borago officinalis) andCamellia sinesis(Green tea) leaves against variousAspergillusandCandidastrains

Evaluación in vitro del extracto etanólico de hojas de borraja (Borago officinalis) contra la actividad fungistática

“…Existe un riesgo intrínseco en la aplicación de las dosis de los extractos vegetales o fungicidas, además, de la subdivisión de las mismas, ya que se ejerce mayor presión de selección, lo cual favorecería la supervivencia de una parte de la población de hongos menos sensibles a los principios activos aplicados, en ese sentido el fungicida ejerce presión sobre el hongo y mata solo a la población sensible (Hobbelen et al 2011, Gressel 2011, Hollomon 2012, Grimmer et al 2015, Carmona y Sautua 2017. Eidi et al (2014) reportan la presencia de actividad antifúngica de B. officinalis en 3 especies de hongos fitopatógenos del género de Aspergillus (A. fumigatus, A. niger y A. flavus), resultados que corroboran el potencial antifúngico por parte de B. officinalis. Gatto et al (2011) también reportaron la presencia de actividad antifúngica de B. officinalis sobre Botrytis cinérea, Monilia laxa, Aspergillus niger, Aspergillus carbonarius, entre otros.…”

Borago Officinalis L.: A Review Oon Extraction, Phytochemical, and Pharmacological Activities

“…[57,64] Additionally, it alleviates symptoms associated with post-menopause and menopause. [55,58] B. officinalis serves various traditional medicinal purposes in different regions. In Morocco, its flowers and leaves are used to treat hypertension, [135] and the whole plant or its leaves are employed in skeleton-muscular system problems and respiratory pathologies.…”

“…The sensitivity of the bacterial strains tested to the extracts decreased in the following order: P. aeruginosa, S. aureus, and E. coli. [55] evaluated the hydroethanolic extract of B. officinalis leaves against 7 species of Candida and 3 species of Aspergillus using the DDM and the macrodilution technique to determine the minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) and minimum fungicidal concentration (MFC) of the extract. Amphotericin B was used as positive control.…”

“…It also possesses anti‐inflammatory properties for urinary tract issues and serves as a diuretic, kidney remedy, blood purifier, antispasmodic, antipyretic, diaphoretic, demulcent, heart and nerve tonic, emollient, laxative, expectorant, bronchodilator, vasodilator, and cardio‐depressant and galactogen [57,64] . Additionally, it alleviates symptoms associated with post‐menopause and menopause [55,58] …”