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. 2022 Nov 7;15:2391–2405. doi: 10.2147/CCID.S376700

Table 2.

In vitro Studies of Medicinal Plants That Have the Potential to Treat Seborrhea Dermatitis

Plants Name Test Sample Plant Parts Solvent for Extraction Test Method Test Control Results Ref:
Cinnamomum zeylanicum Blume Ethyl acetate extract and supercritical fluid extraction Bark Methanol and Ethyl acetate Well diffusion and microdilution Supercritical fluid extraction: [20]
- Inhibition Zone = 18.22 mm
- MIC = 390 g/mL Ethyl acetate extract:
- Inhibition Zone = 18 mm
Boswellia sacra Essential oil Gum resin Water Microdilution - - MIC of Najdi cultivar: [21]
252 g/mL
- Sahli cultivar MIC:
252 g/mL
- Houjri cultivar MIC:
240 g/mL
Eugenia pyriformis Essential oil Leaves and twigs Water Microdilution Fluconazole MIC = 30 µg/mL [22]
Scutellaria scordifolia Methanol extract Aerial parts Methanol - MIC50 = 64 µg/mL MIC80 = 64 µg/mL MIC100 = 128 µg/mL [23]
Origanum vulgare Essential oil Aerial parts Water Fluconazole and carvacrol MIC50 = 390 µg/mL [24]
MIC90 = 1560 µg/mL
MICM = 780±490.73 µg/mL
Thymus vulgaris Essential oil Aerial parts Water Microdilution Fluconazole and carvacrol MIC50 = 780 µg/mL [24]
MIC90 = 1560 µg/mL
MICM = 920±490.73 µg/mL
Deverra tortuosa Essential oil Stems and Flowers Water Microdilution Itraconazole Flower essential oil: [25]
- MIC = 3–6 µL/mL
- MFC = 3–12 µL/mL
Minyak asiri batang:
- MIC = 6–12 µL/mL
- MFC = 12 µL/mL
Thapsia villosa Essential oil Aerial parts Water Microdilution Flukonazole - MIC = 2.5 µL/mL [26]
- MFC = 2.5 µL/mL
Embelia ribes Isolate embelin Fruit Hexane Microdilution Embelin MIC = 400 µg/mL [27]
Castanea crenata Extract Shell - Microdilution M. restricta: [28]
Ketoconazole - MIC = 62.5–125 µg/mL
M. globosa:
- MIC = 500–1000 µg/mL:
Glycyrrhiza glabra Soluble extract - - Microdilution M. restricta: [29]
Ketoconazole - MIC = 62.5–125 µg/mL
M. globosa:
- MIC = 250–1000 µg/mL
Caryocar coriaceum Ethanol extract Fruit pulp and skin Ethanol Microdilution - Pulp extract: [30]
−96% - MIC = 19.53 µg/mL
- MFC = 39.06 µg/mL fruit peel extract
- MIC = 9.77 µg/mL MFC = 39.06 µg/mL
Vitis vinifera Ethanol extract Seed Ethanol Microdilution Kultivar Michelia Palieri: [31]
−70% Ketoconazole - GM MIC50 = 32–161 μg/mL
- GM MIC100 = 64–256 μg/mL
Kultivar Italia:
- GM MIC50 = 32–81 μg/mL
- GM MIC100 = 81–256 μg/mL
Hypericum perforatum Methanol fraction Root Methanol Microdilution - - MIC = 16 μg/mL [31]
- MIC90 = 32 μg/mL
Kunzea ericoides Essential oil Leaves Water Microdilution - MIC = 7.800 μL/mL [32]
Leptospermum scoparium Essential oil Leaves WaterAir Microdilution - MIC = 10.560 μL/mL [32]
Asparagus racemosus Saponin-enriched extract Hexane, ethanol (95%), and methanol - MIC = 300 and 190 μg/mL [33]
Root Microdilution - MFC = 780 dan 300 μg/mL
Ketoconazole and
Zinc pyrithione
Diospyros canaliculata Isolate Bark Methanol Microdilution MIC = 1.56 μg/mL [34]
Plumbagin Ketoconazole
Cymbopogon citratus Essential oil Leaf sheath Water Liquid dilution Citral standard - MIC = 6.25 μg/mL [35]
- MFC = 6.25 μg/mL
Cymbopogon citratus Isolate Hibicuslide Aerial parts Methanol Liquid dilution Amphotericin B MIC = 5 μg/mL [36]
Cannabis sativa Essential oil Aerial parts Water Microdilution - MIC >12.460 μg/mL [37]
Dittrichia viscosa Methanol extract Leaves Methanol Disc diffusion - Konsentrasi 10 mg/mL: [38]

Abbreviations: MIC, minimum inhibitory concentration; MFC, minimum fungicidal concentration; MIC50, lowest drug concentration that prevented 50% of growth with respect to the untreated control; GM, geometric mean.