Antifungal activity of African medicinal plants: a review

In Africa many plants are used as antifungals. However, journals analysing the work of antifungal activities in West recent years rare. This study is a synthesis publications from 2006 to 2021 on traditionally fight against diseases. A systematic search was carried out Pub Med and Google Scholar database using following keywords: vaginitis; Africa; activity; medicinal plants; plant extracts; for articles published 2021. These selected focus ethnobotanical studies, vitro tests molecules isolated these plants. total 46 papers were 7 African countries with 56 studied. Nigeria Ivory coast did more 22 14 respectively studied 23 17 respectively. 43% show good activity strains Candida albicans laboratory minimum fungicide concentration percentage inhibition above 50%. The most active extracts found hexane Terminalia mantaly concentration= 0.024 mg / mL hydroethanolic extract ivorensis 0.097 mL. It clear that traditional pharmacopoeia can make an important contribution management vaginitis.