Study on the antifungal activity of two extracts of Eugenia aromatica and Rosemarinus officinalis

Extracts of two plant species (Eugenia aromatica and Rosemarinus officinalis) were evaluated for their antifungal effect on the mycelial growth of Candida species (Candida tropicalis, C. parapsilosis, C. albicans and C. krusei) under laboratory conditions. Results showed that the extract of the two plant species exhibited a variable degree of effect against Candida species. Also, variable succeptability of the tested fungal species to the two plant species was noticed. The extracts of the tested plants were found to be effective against mycelial growth of Candida standard species when compared to the control.  High levels of the tested extracts were most toxic against of the four Candida species. Also, results obtained with the domestic fungal species, and their isolates were almost the same as in all introduced fungi. When compared between the four domestic isolates or extract of the two plant species, no significant differences were observed by any of them.