Inhibitory effect of Tridax procumbens against human skin pathogens

A Review of Medicinal Uses and Pharmacological Activities of Tridax Procumbens (L.)

“…Diabetes, insect repellent, used to treat diarrhea, and to help check for hemorrhages, as well as hair loss. Jaundice, healing of wounds, inflammation Pareek et al, 2009, Policegoudra et al, 2014Saraf et al, 1990, Saraf and Dixit, 1991, Rajendran et al, 2003, Taddei and Rosas-Romero, 2000, Yabesth et al, 2014Pardeshi and Bhiungade, 2016 In Nigeria, the entire plant is used to treat typhoid fever, cough, fever, stomachache, backache, diarrhea and epilepsy (Soladoye et al, 2013;Mann et al, 2003). Farmers in Africa use the plant for treatment of livestock (Byavu et al, 2000); for example, Tridax is used along Vigna parkeri to treat chronic mastitis by grinding both plants, adding salt and water and applying to the udder.…”

“…In India it is known as an insect repellent, used to treat diarrhea, and to help check for hemorrhages. In addition, some reports include the use as a cure for hair loss (Policegoudra et al, 2014;Saraf et al, 1990) and jaundice (Saraf and Dixit, 1991).…”

“…In other cases (Policegoudra et al, 2014), 26 compounds with putative antifungal activity were described but there is no reference to the phytochemicals responsible for the activity. In the work of Taddei and Romero (2002) there is no antimicrobial activity against Candida albicans contradicting the work done by Policegoudra and collaborators.…”

“…There are some contradictory results about the antimicrobial activity of this species (e.g. Policegoudra et al, 2014;Taddei and Romero, 2002). Some studies did not include significant biological activity compared to the antibiotic control (e.g.…”

“…Different extraction methods have been used to find the optimum zone of inhibition from different fungal strains including Microsporum fulvum, Microsporum gypseum, Trichophyton mentagrophytes, Trichophyton rubrum, Candida albicans, and Trichosporon beigelii. Extracts of the aerial parts of this plant have shown activity against dermatophytes with zones of inhibition ranging from 17 to 25mm with dichloromethane (DCM) fraction resulting in the best response (Policegoudra et al, 2014). However, the authors do not describe which ones are the bioactive compounds responsible for the antifungal properties.…”