Review Report on Natural Products as Anti-Fungal Agents

Abstract

Human fungal infections have been greatly increasing nowadays mainly, in patients of cancer, AIDS and those that are immunecompromised. Therefore, the usage of anti-fungal drugs has also been increased, resulting in resistance to the currently available drugs. The resistance to anti-fungal drugs has an inference to the health of the community. As the currently used anti-fungal drugs have limited effective activity, more drug-drug interactions, and toxicity issues, it seems essential to identify therapeutic options for fungal infections. Discovering new anti-fungal compounds from the natural products like plants could provide a significant source for new medicinal products. This review discusses the currently available natural products reported as antifungal agents, current status of those products, as well as, advancement and future perspective of natural products as anti-fungal agents.