Study of anticandidal activity of carvacrol and eugenol <i>in vitro</i> and <i>in vivo</i>

2005149 citationsJournal Article

Authors

S. Bennis · Agence pour le Développement et la Réhabilitation de la Ville de Fès

Fouzia Chami · Agence pour le Développement et la Réhabilitation de la Ville de Fès

Abdelilah Aboussekhra · King Faisal Specialist Hospital & Research Centre

Adnane Remmal · Agence pour le Développement et la Réhabilitation de la Ville de Fès

Abstract

The in vitro results indicated that both carvacrol and eugenol exerted an anticandidal effect by a mechanism implicating an important envelope damage. Their in vivo efficacy on experimental oral candidiasis leads us to consider them as possible antifungal agents.

Topics & Keywords

Essential Oils and Antimicrobial Activity Phytochemistry and Biological Activities Medicinal Plant Research

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: Oral Microbiology and Immunology

Volume 20, Issue 2, pp. 106-111

DOI: 10.1111/j.1399-302x.2004.00202.x

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