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August 27, 2014 - Turmeric, nutmeg, ginger, clove, oregano, cinnamon, anise, fennel, basil, black cumin, and black pepper showed antifungal activity against the plant pathogens Colletotrichum acutatum, Colletotrichum fragariae, and Colletotrichum gloeosporioides.

May 3, 2021 - The promising results for antifungal activity of curcuma longa made itself a good candidate to enhance the inhibitory effect of existing antifungal agents. Basic aim of study is to prof that turmeric can use as natural antifungal agent.

February 1, 2009 - Curcumin was a more potent antifungal than fluconazole against P. brasiliensis, the causal agent of the neglected disease paracoccidioidomycosis. Curcumin dramatically inhibited the adhesion of Candida species isolated from AIDS patients to ...

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April 27, 2019 - Turmeric and especially curcumin are proven, anti-microbial agents. A study demonstrated that curcumin is a potent antifungal agent and its inhibitory activity was tested against 23 fungi.

Curcuma longa L. or turmeric of the family Zingiberaceae is widely used in Thai traditional medicines for the treatment of rash, itching, tinea, and ringworm. Previous studies on turmeric oil reported effective antifungal activity against dermatophytes, a group of fungi that causes skin diseases.

March 20, 2000 - The results showed that all 15 isolates of dermatophytes could be inhibited by turmeric oil at dilutions of 1:40−1:320. None of the isolates of dermatophytes were inhibited by curcumin.

August 16, 2019 - The results of these three methods showed that curcumin has an antifungal effect and will increase because of high concentration.16 Another reason for the inconsistency of results is different usages of curcumin.

March 15, 2018 - Curcuma longa possesses powerful antifungal activity, as demonstrated in many studies. In this study, the antifungal spectrum of Curcuma longa alcohol extract was determined, and the resulting EC50 values (mg/mL) of its extract on eleven fungi, ...

April 26, 2025 - Turmeric curcumin’s antifungal properties have been observed against a wide range of fungi, with promising results. Studies have shown that curcumin is effective against Candida albicans, a common cause of yeast infections in humans.

April 3, 2025 - Also, the remedial effect of turmeric in new medicine has been approved, including anti-inflammatory, hypoglycemic, antioxidant, wound healing, and antimicrobial activities. The mechanism of its antifungal activity is unknown, but it has been suggested that its fungicidal mechanism may involve chitin accumulation on the outer cell wall layer.

July 19, 2012 - Curcuma longa L. or turmeric of the family Zingiberaceae is widely used for treatment of rash, itching, tinea and ringworm. Turmeric oil possesses effective antifungal activity against dermatophytes, a group of fungi that causes skin diseases. The creams containing 6 and 10%w/w turmeric oil ...

Turmeric & its compounds can effectively treat skin fungal infections such as athlete's foot & ringworm, & may help fight systemic yeast infections.

These findings are consistent with previous studies on dermatophytes that also showed variations in their resistance to silver nanoparticles and other antifungal agents [33]. It is clear from Table 3 that the concentration of 16 mg/mL of alcoholic turmeric extract showed significant superiority over all other concentrations without nanoparticles, and also when adding 0.1 mg/mL of silver nanoparticles Where the growth of the fungus Trichophyton mentagrophytes was lowest, it reached (12 and 8) mm without and with the addition of nanoparticles, respectively , while the concentration of 4 mg/mL of the turmeric extract with 0.1 of silver nanoparticles added showed significant superiority over the other treatments.

In that way when there is any ... to overcome the situation. Antifungal property with minimal inhibitory concentration of Curcuma caesia (Kali haldi, black turmeric) is evaluated against C....

February 16, 2024 - ... Dermatomycosis is a common fungal skin infection caused by exposure to microorganisms that persist in contaminated textiles like socks and linens. Because turmeric (Curcuma longa) contains chemicals with antifungal properties, Gargoubi et al.

July 16, 2018 - The obtained results demonstrated that turmeric species C. longa (strains Ryudai gold and BK2) and C. xanthorrhiza had higher content of curcuminoids and showed excellent antifungal activity against FSSL.

April 10, 2015 - Although turmeric (Curcuma longa L.) essential oil is known to have a potent antifungal effect, the quality of whole essential oil can be unstable, leading to unreliable antifungal activities.