Antifungal activity of natural products indicated by herb sellers (raizeiros) for the treatment of oral candidiasis

• Main Authors: Vanessa Maria Freire Abílio (Author), Bruno da Silva Mesquita (Author), Evelyn Darly da Silva (Author), Fabíola Vilar de Queiroz Carvalho (Author), Luciana Lucena Aranha de Macêdo (Author), Ricardo Dias de Castro (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Editorial Ciencias Médicas, 2014-11-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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An increasing resistance of Candida yeasts to the synthetic antifungals currently available has driven the search for new plant-derived antifungal compounds. In this respect, the present study aimed to evaluate the in vitro antifungal activity of decoctions from Schinus terebinthifolius Raddi (Brazi...