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General Microbiology • Braz. J. Microbiol. 39 (1) • Mar 2008 • https://doi.org/10.1590/S1517-83822008000100015   copy

Antifungal activity of the essential oil from Calendula officinalis L. (asteraceae) growing in Brazil

Atividade antifúngica do óleo essencial da Calendula officinalis cultivada no Brasil

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This study tested in vitro activity of the essential oil from flowers of Calendula officinalis using disk-diffusion techniques. The antifungal assay results showed for the first time that the essential oil has good potential antifungal activity: it was effective against all 23 clinical fungi strains tested.

Calendula officinalis; essential oil; antifungal activity

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