Mediterranean rockrose extract shows fungicidal activity against common skin infections

by Angeles Gallar, Miguel Hernandez University of Elche

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Add as preferred source Graphical abstract. Credit: Journal of Ethnopharmacology (2027). DOI: 10.1016/j.jep.2026.122196 A polyphenol-rich extract from Cistus salviifolius, a Mediterranean rockrose species traditionally used to treat skin conditions, has shown fungicidal activity against several dermatophytes, the fungi responsible for superficial infections of the skin, hair and nails.

The study, conducted by researchers from Miguel Hernández University of Elche (UMH), together with the universities of Namur (Belgium) and Coimbra (Portugal), has been published in Journal of Ethnopharmacology .