Herbal Eyebright (Euphrasia) Processes a Strong Antifungal Activity in Vitro

Fungi are a kind of living organism, including molds, molds, and mushrooms.

Most cases of fungal infections start in the lungs or on the skin. People with a weakened immune system or long-term use of antibiotics and immune-suppressive medicine are prone to getting a fungal infection.

Histoplasmosis, which is the most common fungal infection in the US, caused by the dimorphic fungus Histoplasma capsulatum var. capsulatum.

However, invasive candidiasis is a common infection, approximately 46,000 cases of invasive candidiasis were diagnosed in the US each year.

Believe it or not, there are millions of different fungal species on the Earth, but only about 300 of those make people sick.

Most cases of fungal infection are treated with antibiotics topically or orally.

The untreated fungal infection may cause the spread of fungi to the bloodstream, leading to serious complications including death depending on types of fungal infection.

Most common types of fungal infection
* Athlete's foot

Athlete's foot is a common fungal infection that affects the foot.

* Yeast infection

Yeast infections are a common form of Candida overgrowth caused by Candida albicans.

* Jock itch

Jock itch is another type of skin infection that appears mostly in summer or in warm, humid areas of the world.

* Ringworm
Ringworm is a type of skin infection caused by a fungus that lives on dead tissues,

On finding a natural ingredient for the prevention and treatment of infectious diseases, scientists examined the antifungal activity of the chemical composition of the eyebright essential oil.

Eyebright is one of the species of flowering plants, genus Euphrasia, belonging to the family Orobanchaceae, native to Europe.


The plant has been used in traditional and herbal medicine to treat eye infection and to relieve inflammation caused by colds, coughs, sinus infections, sore throats, and hay fever.

According to the Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry (GC-MS) analysis, the eyebright essential oil containing more than 70 constituents, with n-hexadecanoic acid (18.47%) as the main constituent showed a strong anti-fungal effect against all organisms, especially in the case of anticandidal activity.

Lauric acid found in the EO exhibited the strongest activity against a number of fungi. compared to other chemical constituents.

The Minimum Inhibitory Concentration (MIC) that exerted antibiotics against the bacteria and yeast susceptible to the EO was in accordance with the Clinical Laboratory Standards Institute (CLSI) acceptable limits and previous reports, respectively.

Based on the results, researchers suggest, "the chemical analysis revealed a number of antimicrobial active substances present in the E. rostkoviana EO and its antifungal and antibacterial activity...".


Taken altogether, Eyebright may be considered a remedy for the treatment of fungal infection, pending to the confirmation of the larger sample size and multicenter human study.

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Sources
(1) Composition and Antimicrobial Activity of Euphrasia rostkoviana Hayne Essential Oil by Hana Davidova,1 Cecilia Suqued Serrano-Rojero,1 Johana Rondevaldova,2 Josef Pulkrabek,3 and Ladislav Kokoska, (Hindawi)