Research Article
The Essential Volatile Oils for the Treatment of Candida infections
Sergiu Fendrihan, Mircea Ioan Popa
Corresponding Author : Fendrihan Sergiu,
Research Development Institute for Plant Protection, 8, Ion Ionescu de la Brad str., sect 1 Bucharest, Romania.
Email ID : ecologos23@yahoo.com
Received : 2016-03-14 Accepted : 2016-06-26 Published : 2016-06-26
Abstract : The use of plant extracts and especially essential oils is a traditional medicine method that is many centuries and even millenniums old. We summarized and analyzed the effects of some essential oils or their extracts on Candida fungal strains and the methods used in testing antifungal in laboratories. The use of such essential oils in laboratory experiments showed considerable therapeutic results and antifungal effects on different Candida strains. The modern medicine, reconsider it in order to use it as an alternative to the antimycotic medication in fungal infections. The newest research demonstrated that these natural origin substances can be used with success in many cases of fungal infections.
Keywords : essential oils, fungal infections, Candida species, natural origin antifungal.
Citation : Fendrihan Sergiu. et al. (2016). The Essential Volatile Oils for the Treatment of Candida infections. J. of Advancement in Medical and Life Sciences. V4I3.04. DOI : 10.5281/zenodo.1000071
Copyright : © 2016 Fendrihan Sergiu. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.
Journal of Advancement in Medical and Life Sciences
ISSN : 2348-294X
Volume 4 / Issue 3
ScienceQ Publishing Group
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