Combined effects of the essential oil from Eucalyptus globulus with ketoconazole against Candida and Trichophyton species

Natural Product Sciences

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 27-31

  Lim, Sook ^a   Shin, Seungwon ^a  

^a Duksung Women's University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

1,8 cineol; Candida; Combination effects; Essential oil; Eucalyptus globulus; Ketoconazole; Trichophyton species

Indexed keywords

CINEOLE; ESSENTIAL OIL; EUCALYPTUS GLOBULUS EXTRACT; KETOCONAZOLE; PLANT EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANTIFUNGAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CANDIDA; DRUG POTENTIATION; EUCALYPTUS GLOBULUS; MASS FRAGMENTOGRAPHY; MEDICINAL PLANT; MICROTITER PLATE ASSAY; NONHUMAN; TRICHOPHYTON;

EID: 42249096301     PISSN: 12263907     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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