Anti-Candida activity of Mentha arvensis and Turnera ulmifolia

Journal of Medicinal Food

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 322-324

  Santos, Karla K A ^a   Matias, Edinardo F F ^a   Souza, Celestina E S ^a   Tintino, Saulo R ^a   Braga, Maria F B M ^a   Guedes, Glaucia M M ^a   Nogueira, Lavouisier F B ^a   Morais, Edson C ^a   Costa, José G M ^a   Menezes, Irwin R A ^a   Coutinho, Henrique D M ^a  

^a REGIONAL UNIVERSITY OF CARIRI   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Antifungal activity; Mentha arvensis; metronidazole; Potentiation activity; Turnera ulmifolia

Indexed keywords

AMPHOTERICIN B; ANTIFUNGAL AGENT; METRONIDAZOLE; NYSTATIN; PEPPERMINT OIL; PLANT EXTRACT; TURNERA ULMIFOLIA EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANTIFUNGAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CANDIDA KRUSEI; CANDIDA TROPICALIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG POTENTIATION; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

AMPHOTERICIN B; ANTIFUNGAL AGENTS; BRAZIL; CANDIDA; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CANDIDA TROPICALIS; COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; DRUG RESISTANCE, FUNGAL; ETHANOL; MEDICINE, TRADITIONAL; MENTHA; METRONIDAZOLE; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; NYSTATIN; PLANT EXTRACTS; PLANT LEAVES; SOLVENTS; TURNERA;

CANDIDA; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CANDIDA GLABRATA; CANDIDA PARAPSILOSIS; CANDIDA TROPICALIS; FUNGI; ISSATCHENKIA ORIENTALIS; MENTHA ARVENSIS; TURNERA ULMIFOLIA;

EID: 84857513335     PISSN: 1096620X     EISSN: 15577600     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/jmf.2011.0128     Document Type: Article

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