Antifungal investigations on plant essential oils. A review

International Journal of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences

Volumn 5, Issue SUPPL. 2, 2013, Pages 19-28

  Tabassum, Nuzhat ^a   Vidyasagar, G M ^a  

^a GULBARGA UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Antifungal activity; Essential oils; Plant families

Indexed keywords

ASTERACEAE EXTRACT; CHRYSANTHEMUM EXTRACT; CINNAMOMUM ZEYLANICUM EXTRACT; CLOVE EXTRACT; CORDYCEPS SINENSIS EXTRACT; CYMBOPOGON CITRATUS EXTRACT; ESSENTIAL OIL; GINGER EXTRACT; LAURUS NOBILIS EXTRACT; LIPPIA JAVANICA EXTRACT; MORINGA OLEIFERA EXTRACT; OCIMUM BASILICUM EXTRACT; OCIMUM GRATISSIMUM EXTRACT; PYCNOPORUS COCCINEUS EXTRACT; RUTACEAE EXTRACT; THYMOQUINONE; TRACHYSPERMUM AMMI EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANTIFUNGAL ACTIVITY; APIACEAE; ARTEMISIA; ASPERGILLUS; CANDIDA; CUPRESSACEAE; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; HELMINTHIASIS; INFECTION; LAMIACEAE; LAURACEAE; LAVANDULA ANGUSTIFOLIA; LILIACEAE; MELIACEAE; MORINGACEAE; MYRTACEAE; NEOPLASM; NONHUMAN; PIPERACEAE; POACEAE; RANUNCULACEAE; REVIEW; RUTACEAE; SKIN ALLERGY; THEACEAE; VERBENACEAE; WOUND HEALING; ZINGIBERACEAE;

EID: 84878423661     PISSN: None     EISSN: 09751491     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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