Anti-Candida activity of Brazilian medicinal plants

Journal of Ethnopharmacology

Volumn 97, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 305-311

  Duarte, Marta Cristina Teixeira ^a   Figueira, Glyn Mara ^a   Sartoratto, Adilson ^a   Rehder, Vera Lúcia Garcia ^a   Delarmelina, Camila ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMPINAS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Antimicrobial activity; Candida albicans; Essential oil; Ethanolic extract; Medicinal plants

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; ALOYSIA TRIPHYLLA EXTRACT; ANTHEMIS NOBILIS EXTRACT; ANTIFUNGAL AGENT; BACCHARIS TRIMERA EXTRACT; CINEOLE; CITRAL; CYMBOPOGON MARTINI EXTRACT; CYMBOPOGON WINTERIANUS EXTRACT; CYPERUS ARTICULATUS EXTRACT; CYPERUS ROTUNDUS EXTRACT; ESSENTIAL OIL; GERMACRENE D; LIMONENE; LINALOOL; LIPPIA ALBA EXTRACT; MENTHA ARVENSIS EXTRACT; MENTHOL; MIKANIA GLOMERATA EXTRACT; OCIMUM BASILICUM EXTRACT; OCIMUM GRATISSIMUM EXTRACT; PEPPERMINT; PIPER ADUNCUM EXTRACT; PIPER MARGINATUM EXTRACT; PIPER REGNELLII EXTRACT; PLANT EXTRACT; SOLIDAGO CHILENSIS EXTRACT; STACHYS BYZANTINA EXTRACT; THYMUS VULGARIS EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; UNINDEXED DRUG;

ALOYSIA TRIPHYLLA; ANTHEMIS NOBILIS; ANTIFUNGAL ACTIVITY; ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BRAZIL; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CYMBOPOGON MARTINI; CYMBOPOGON WINTERIANUS; CYPERUS ARTICULATUS; CYPERUS ROTUNDUS; DISTILLATION; DRUG SCREENING; LIPPIA ALBA; MEDICINAL PLANT; MENTHA; MENTHA ARVENSIS; MENTHA PIPERITA; MIKANIA GLOMERATA; NONHUMAN; PLANT LEAF; PLANT ROOT; SOLIDAGO CHILENSIS; STACHYS BYZANTINA;

ALOYSIA TRIPHYLLA; ANTHEMIS; ANTHEMIS NOBILIS; CANDIDA; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CHAMAEMELUM NOBILE; CYMBOPOGON; CYMBOPOGON MARTINII; CYMBOPOGON WINTERIANUS; CYPERUS ARTICULATUS; CYPERUS ROTUNDUS; LIPPIA ALBA; MENTHA; MENTHA ARVENSIS; MENTHA PIPERITA; MENTHA X PIPERITA; MIKANIA; MIKANIA GLOMERATA; SOLIDAGO; SOLIDAGO CHILENSIS; STACHYS BYZANTINA;

EID: 13544272742     PISSN: 03788741     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jep.2004.11.016     Document Type: Article

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