摘要：Effectiveness of botanical treatments has been recognized by many, but scientific validation on the beneficial use of plants is scarce. Nopalea pads are probably native to Mexico or Central America and are used for human consumption and for medicinal purposes. In this study, in vitro antibacterial and antifungal activities of fresh and dried Nopalea cochenillifera (NC) were investigated. MICs of fresh NC hexanic, chloroformic and ethanolic fractions against C. albicans were 250, 250 and 3.9
关键词：Nopalea cochenillifera; methanolic extract; hexanic extract; ethanolic extract; in vitro; antibacterial activity; antifungal activity; Salmonella enterica; E. coli; Candida albicans
