Table 1 Antimicrobial activity of 17 plant extracts on the growth of Malassezia pachydermatis and Staphylococcus aureus

Plant used for extracts Diameter of growth inhibition zone (mm)
M. pachydermatis S. aureus
Control No zone No zone
Acori Gramineri Rhizoma 17.0 ± 0.8 11.6 ± 0.5
Amomi Tsao-ko Fructus 11.8 ± 1.0 7.5 ± 0.0
Angelicae Tenuissimae Radix 23.5 ± 0.6 7.0 ± 0.0
Cinnamomi Cortex 42.3 ± 2.1 22.3 ± 0.5
Cinnamomi Ramulus 16.3 ± 0.5 7.3 ± 0.3
Cnidii Rhizoma 20.5 ± 0.6 7.0 ± 0.0
Cocculi Radix 7.0 ± 0.0 No zone
Flower of Rosa multiflora 14.4 ± 0.5 10.3 ± 0.5
Impatientis Semen 23.5 ± 0.6 12.0 ± 0.8
Magnoliae Cortex 24.8 ± 0.5 12.5 ± 0.0
Moutan Cortex Radicis 12.5 ± 1.0 10.0 ± 0.0
Phellodendri Cortex 13.3 ± 1.5 9.3 ± 0.3
Polygalae Radix No zone No zone
Rhizome of Kaempferia galangal 17.3 ± 0.5 No zone
Sanguisorbae Radix 9.8 ± 1.0 9.8 ± 0.3
Scutellariae Radix 8.5 ± 0.6 8.9 ± 0.3
Syzygii Flos 21.5 ± 0.6 21.8 ± 1.0
The diameter of growth inhibition zones is shown as the average of three samples with the SD.