Spice-derived essential oils: Effective antifungal and possible therapeutic agents

Journal of Herbs, Spices and Medicinal Plants

Volumn 14, Issue 3-4, 2008, Pages 129-143

  Kamble, Vilas A ^a   Patil, Sahadeo D ^b  

^a J B Arts and Birla Commerce Mahavidyalaya   (India)

^b SHRI SHIVAJI SCIENCE COLLEGE   (India)

Author keywords

Bioactivity; Medicinal plant; Pathogenic fungi

Indexed keywords

ANISE OIL; ANTIFUNGAL AGENT; CLOVE OIL; ESSENTIAL OIL; FENNEL OIL; GINGER EXTRACT; KETOCONAZOLE; NUTMEG OIL; PHENACYL CHLORIDE; THYME OIL; TURMERIC;

BIOACTIVITY; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); ESSENTIAL OIL; FUNGICIDE; INHIBITION; MEDICINAL PLANT;

ANISE; ANTIFUNGAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; ASPERGILLUS NIGER; BASIL; BERRY; BLACK PEPPER; BROTH DILUTION; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CANDIDA GLABRATA; CANDIDA KRUSEI; CANDIDA TROPICALIS; CARDAMOM; CELERY; CLOVE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORIANDER; CUMIN; DISK DIFFUSION; FENNEL; FUNGUS GROWTH; GINGER; JUNIPERUS; MEDICINAL PLANT; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; NONHUMAN; NUTMEG; PLANT LEAF; POMEGRANATE; SENNA; SPICE; THYME;

APIUM GRAVEOLENS VAR. DULCE; ASPERGILLUS NIGER; CANDIDA; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CANDIDA CYLINDRACEA; CANDIDA GLABRATA; CANDIDA TROPICALIS; CITHAREXYLUM CAUDATUM; CORIANDRUM SATIVUM; CUMINUM CYMINUM; CURCUMA LONGA; ELETTARIA CARDAMOMUM; FERULA ASSA-FOETIDA; FOENICULUM VULGARE; FUNGI; ISSATCHENKIA ORIENTALIS; LYTHRACEAE; MYRISTICA FRAGRANS; MYRRHIS ODORATA; OCIMUM; PIMENTA DIOICA; PIPER NIGRUM; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE; SYZYGIUM AROMATICUM; THYMUS VULGARIS; ZINGIBER OFFICINALE;

EID: 67749113262     PISSN: 10496475     EISSN: 15403580     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10496470802598677     Document Type: Article

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