Anticandidal activity of Santolina chamaecyparissus volatile oil

Journal of Ethnopharmacology

Volumn 55, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 151-159

  Suresha, B ^a   Sriram, S ^a   Dhanaraj, S A ^a   Elango, K ^a   Chinnaswamy, K ^b  

^a JSS COLLEGE OF PHARMACY   (India)

^b MADRAS MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

Author keywords

Antifungal; Candidiasis; Santolina oil

Indexed keywords

ANTIFUNGAL AGENT; CLOTRIMAZOLE; ESSENTIAL OIL; SANTOLINA CHAMAECYPARISSUS EXTRACT;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANTIFUNGAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CANDIDIASIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG POTENTIATION; FEMALE; GUINEA PIG; INTRAVAGINAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MALE; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; SKIN INFECTION; TOPICAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; VAGINA CANDIDIASIS;

ANIMALS; ANTIFUNGAL AGENTS; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CANDIDIASIS, VULVOVAGINAL; CLOTRIMAZOLE; DERMATOMYCOSES; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; DRUG SYNERGISM; FEMALE; GUINEA PIGS; HAIR FOLLICLE; MALE; MICE; OILS, VOLATILE; PLANT OILS;

EID: 0031014052     PISSN: 03788741     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-8741(96)01490-0     Document Type: Article

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