Protective activity of geranium oil and its component, geraniol, in combination with vaginal washing against vaginal candidiasis in mice

Biological and Pharmaceutical Bulletin

Volumn 31, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 1501-1506

  Maruyama, Naho ^a   Takizawa, Toshio ^a   Ishibashi, Hiroko ^a   Hisajima, Tatsuya ^a   Inouye, Shigeharu ^a   Yamaguchi, Hideyo ^a   Abe, Shigeru ^a  

^a TEIKYO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Candida albicans; Essential oil; Pelargonium asperum

Indexed keywords

CITRONELLOL; CITRONELLYL FORMATE; CLOTRIMAZOLE; ESSENTIAL OIL; ESTRADIOL; GERANIOL; MYELOPEROXIDASE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FEMALE; FUNGUS GROWTH; GERANIUM; IC 50; MICROSCOPY; MOUSE; MYCELIAL GROWTH; NONHUMAN; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; VAGINA CANDIDIASIS; VAGINA SMEAR; VAGINAL LAVAGE; VAGINITIS;

ADMINISTRATION, INTRAVAGINAL; ANIMALS; ANTIFUNGAL AGENTS; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CANDIDIASIS, VULVOVAGINAL; CLOTRIMAZOLE; COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; FEMALE; GERANIUM; MICE; MICE, INBRED BALB C; MYCELIUM; PEROXIDASE; PLANT OILS; TERPENES; VAGINA;

EID: 48849092547     PISSN: 09186158     EISSN: 13475215     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1248/bpb.31.1501     Document Type: Article

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