Antifungal activity of Cinnamomum Spp: A comparative study of Aromatic Oil

Abstract

Emergence of new fungal diseases and due to the development of resistance towards available antibiotics and due to side effects imparted by modern antibiotics, studies are directed towards the development of new antimicrobial agents that are plant-based which impart fewer side effects. Herbal medicine has a wide range of medicinal properties and shows the potential biological activity ranging from antimicrobial, antifungal, antioxidant has paved our way to curing diseases and conditions by natural herbs.

The Objective of this study is to compare the efficacy of antifungal potential of essential bark oil C.zeylanicum and bark oil of C.camphora. Essential oil was extracted from the bark of C.zeylanicum by using the Clevenger apparatus and the agar well diffusion method was used to study and screened for antifungal activity by determining the inhibition zone(in mm)by using vernier calipers.

Our results obtained from this comparative study suggest that C.zeylanicum bark oil and its constituents could be promising treatment strategies against these fungal strain. The further study requires to understand the mechanism behind the mode of action and inhibiting potential for human use.