Antimicrobial activity of a traditionally used complex essential oil distillate (Olbas® Tropfen) in comparison to its individual essential oil ingredients

Phytomedicine

Volumn 19, Issue 11, 2012, Pages 969-976

  Hamoud, Razan ^a   Sporer, Frank ^a   Reichling, Jürgen ^a   Wink, Michael ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Antimicrobial activity; Cajuput oil; Eucalyptus oil; In vitro study; Juniper berry oil; MRSA; Olbas Tropfen (Olbas); Peppermint oil; VRE; Wintergreen oil

Indexed keywords

AMPICILLIN; ANTIFUNGAL AGENT; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; CAJEPUT OIL; CINEOLE; ESSENTIAL OIL; EUCALYPTUS OIL; JUNIPER BERRY OIL; MENTHOL; MENTHONE; NYSTATIN; OLBAS TROPFEN; PEPPERMINT OIL; SALICYLIC ACID METHYL ESTER; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VANCOMYCIN;

ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; CONTROLLED STUDY; FUNGAL STRAIN; GAS LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; MASS SPECTROMETRY; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; MICROBIOLOGY; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VANCOMYCIN RESISTANT ENTEROCOCCUS;

ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS; CANDIDA; CYCLOHEXANOLS; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; GRAM-NEGATIVE BACTERIA; GRAM-POSITIVE BACTERIA; METHICILLIN RESISTANCE; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; MONOTERPENES; OILS, VOLATILE; PLANT EXTRACTS; PLANT OILS; SALICYLATES; TERPENES; TIME FACTORS; VANCOMYCIN RESISTANCE;

CITHAREXYLUM CAUDATUM; ENTEROCOCCUS; EUCALYPTUS; FUNGI; MENTHA X PIPERITA; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 84865223425     PISSN: 09447113     EISSN: 1618095X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.phymed.2012.05.014     Document Type: Article

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