title: Antifungal activity of the essential oil from Calendula officinalis L. (asteraceae) growing in Brazil.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Farmácia, Universidade Paranaense , Umuarama, PR , Brasil.
authors.forename: Zilda Cristiane
authors.initials: ZC
authors.lastname: Gazim
authors.forename: Claudia Moraes
authors.initials: CM
authors.lastname: Rezende
authors.forename: Sandra Regina
authors.initials: SR
authors.lastname: Fraga
authors.forename: Terezinha Inez Estivaleti
authors.initials: TI
authors.lastname: Svidzinski
authors.forename: Diógenes Aparicio Garcia
authors.initials: DA
authors.lastname: Cortez
keywords: Calendula officinalis; antifungal activity; essential oil
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