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

Gazim, Zilda Cristiane; Rezende, Claudia Moraes; Fraga, Sandra Regina; Svidzinski, Terezinha Inez Estivaleti; Cortez, Diógenes Aparicio Garcia

Gazim, Zilda Cristiane; Rezende, Claudia Moraes; Fraga, Sandra Regina; Svidzinski, Terezinha Inez Estivaleti; Cortez, Diógenes Aparicio Garcia.

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Gazim ZC; Departamento de Farmácia, Universidade Paranaense , Umuarama, PR , Brasil.

Braz J Microbiol ; 39(1): 61-3, 2008 Jan.

Article en En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-24031180

ABSTRACT

ABSTRACT

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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Calendula officinalis; antifungal activity; essential oil

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Texto completo: 1 Colección: 01-internacional Banco de datos: MEDLINE País/Región como asunto: America do sul / Brasil Idioma: En Revista: Braz J Microbiol Año: 2008 Tipo del documento: Article País de afiliación: Brasil

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