The Essential Oil ofLippia alba(Mill.) N.E.Br.
- 1 September 1990
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Taylor & Francis in Journal of Essential Oil Research
- Vol. 2 (5) , 265-267
- https://doi.org/10.1080/10412905.1990.9697879
Abstract
Capillary GC of the essential oil of Lippia alba (Mill.) N.E.Br. showed a high content of citral (64.6% = 28.2% neral and 36.4% geranial). The oil was found to possess strong antifungal activity against Trichophyton mentagrophytes var. interdigitale and Candida albicans.Keywords
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