European Journal of Biomedical and Pharmaceutical Sciences

A REVIEW ON PLANT DERIVED ESSENTIAL OILS FOR TREATMENT OF RINGWORM INFECTIONS

Dr. Richa Sharma* and Dr. Ved Prakash Mamoria

ABSTRACT

Microbial and fungal infections are reported one of the major causes of most of epidermics and communicable disease which is affected the clinical burden on social, health and economical growth of many developing and underdeveloped countries. Emergence of resistance against well known pathogenic bacteria, viruses and fungi is posing a great challenge to the current world and therefore it is needed to discover novel herbal therapy of naturally occurring antibactericidal and antifungicidal plants parts. Spices have been using from ancient time as antibacterial and antifungal agents to treat many disease. Plant essential oils are potential source of antimicrobials of natural origin. Essential oils and extracts obtained from many plants have recently gained a great popularity and scientific interest. Consumer demand for natural preservatives has increased, whereas the safety aspect of chemical additives has been questioned. The plant Essential oils have been reported to have antibacterial, antifungal, antiviral, antiparasitic and antidermatophytic properties. It is now considered as a valuable source of natural products for development of medicines against various diseases and also for the development of industrial products. The present review is a compilation of updated information on plant essential oils with antifungal properties. They are popular as very cost effective and potent antimicrobial agents to treat various pathogenic diseases from ancient times.

Keywords: Plants, Essential oils, Antidermatophytic, Herbal Medicines.