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Anticandidial activity of some essential oils of a mega biodiversity hotspot in India
Author(s) -
Dutta B. K.,
Karmakar S.,
Naglot A.,
Aich J. C.,
Begam M.
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
mycoses
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.13
H-Index - 69
eISSN - 1439-0507
pISSN - 0933-7407
DOI - 10.1111/j.1439-0507.2006.01332.x
Subject(s) - cymbopogon citratus , traditional medicine , essential oil , eucalyptus , clotrimazole , cinnamomum camphora , biology , botany , horticulture , antifungal , medicine , microbiology and biotechnology
Summary Six essential oils viz. Eucalyptus citriodora , Cymbopogon citratus , Callistemon lanceolatus , Cinnamomum camphora , Citrus limon , Tagetes petula , as well as two standard antibiotics, miconazole and clotrimazole, were tested in vitro for their anticandidial activity. All these essential oils exhibited higher activity than the two synthetic antibiotics. Highest zone of inhibition was recorded in E. citriodora (8.50 mm μ l −1 ) followed by C. lanceolatus (5.63 mm μ l −1 ) establishing their promising anticandidial potential.