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