Fitoterapia. 2003 Jun; 74(4): 397-400.

Antimicrobial activity of extracts of Clematis vitalba towards pathogenic yeast and yeast-like microorganisms.

Buzzini P, Pieroni A.

Dipartimento di Biologia Vegetale e Biotecnologie Agroambientali, Sezione di Microbiologia Applicata, UniversitÃ Degli Studi di Perugia, Borgo XX Giugno, Perugia I-06100, Italy. pbuzzini@unipg.it

A broad activity against pathogenic yeast and yeast-like microorganisms was shown in crude extracts of young shoots of Clematis vitalba. MICs ranging from 1.4 to 12.3 microg/ml were observed. After fractionating with petroleum ether, ethyl acetate and methanol, antimycotic activity has been observed only in methanol fractions.