Antifungal efficiency of Miswak Cardamom Extract on Some Virulence Factors of Candida albicans as Oral Pathogen

In vitro, inhibitory effects of Miswak Cardamom extracts on some virulence factors belong to C.albicans as oral pathogen was investigated in this study. Results showed that both plants extract displayed a variable degree of antifungal activity against tested microorganisms but Cardamom extract showed more strongly effect than Miswak extract in which the inhibitory values was 2 mm as inhibitory zone, 15% adherent rate, 10% germination rate at The concentration 100% Cardamom extract compared with 1 mm as inhibitory zone, 35% adherent rate, 29% germination rate when treated with Miswak extract at The same concentration . The above results recommended that Miswak Cardamom will be a great help for use as oral hygiene tool fungicidal therapeutically agent for oral infections caused by Candida albicans.