Research Article

Antifungal Activity of Jasminum sambac against Malassezia sp. and Non-Malassezia sp. Isolated from Human Skin Samples

Table 2

Antifungal activity of methanol extract from the leaves and flowers of J. sambac against M. sympodialis, M. dermatitis, or M. furfur and non-Malassezia species.

IsolateParts of the plantsZone of inhibition
(mm ± SD)
MIC value (mg/mL)

M1Leaves11.10 ± 1.92160
Flowers12.90 ± 1.6880
Positive control15.67 ± 1.6840

M2Leaves10.87 ± 1.28160
Flowers11.17 ± 0.3880
Positive control16.67 ± 1.1140

M3Leaves9.10 ± 1.92320
Flowers10.17 ± 0.38160
Positive control15.88 ± 1.6840

Positive control used was Fluconazole at 40 mg/mL. The diameter of inhibition zone was presented as a mean of 3 replicates. The isolates M1, M2, and M3 represented M. sympodialis, M. dermatitis,or M. furfur and non-Malassezia species, respectively.