Compositions and antifungal activities of essential oils of some Algerian aromatic plants |
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Authors: | Giordani Roger Hadef Youcef Kaloustian Jacques |
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Affiliation: | Laboratoire de Botanique, Cryptogamie et Biologie Cellulaire, Faculté de Pharmacie, Université de la Méditerranée, 13385 Marseille Cedex 05, France. rglatplus@aol.com |
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Abstract: | Essential oils extracted from ten Algerian plants were analyzed for their potential activity against Candida albicans. The highest efficiency was obtained with the essential oil from Thymus numidicus which showed antifungal effect 1357 fold stronger than that measured with amphotericin B. |
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Keywords: | Thymus numidicus Candida albicans Antifungal activity Essential oils |
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