Antifungal activity of the essential oil from Calendula officinalis L. (asteraceae) growing in Brazil

This study tested in vitro activity of the essential oil from flowers of Calendula officinalis using disk-diffusion techniques. The antifungal assay results showed for the first time that the essential oil has good potential antifungal activity: it was effective against all 23 clinical fungi strains...

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Autores principales: Gazim, Zilda Cristiane, Rezende, Claudia Moraes, Fraga, Sandra Regina, Svidzinski, Terezinha Inez Estivaleti, Cortez, Diógenes Aparicio Garcia
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Sociedade Brasileira de Microbiologia 2008
Materias:
General Microbiology
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3768360/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24031180
http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/S1517-838220080001000015
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Sumario:This study tested in vitro activity of the essential oil from flowers of Calendula officinalis using disk-diffusion techniques. The antifungal assay results showed for the first time that the essential oil has good potential antifungal activity: it was effective against all 23 clinical fungi strains tested.

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