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

Brazilian Journal of Microbiology

Zilda Cristiane Gazim²  Claudia Moraes Rezende¹  Sandra Regina Fraga¹  Terezinha Inez Estivaleti Svidzinski¹  Diógenes Aparicio Garcia Cortez¹ 

[1] ,Universidade Paranaense Departamento de Farmácia Umuarama PR ,Brasil

关键词: Calendula officinalis;    essential oil;    antifungal activity;    Calendula officinalis;    óleo essencial;    atividade antifúngica;   

DOI  :  10.1590/S1517-83822008000100015

来源: SciELO

【 摘 要 】

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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