03/26/2020 / By Evangelyn Rodriguez
In this study, researchers from Fayoum University and Cairo University in Egypt screened the anti-microbial activities of some plant essential oils against isolates of Candida albicans, which causes vulvovaginal candidiasis (VVC), and investigated the anti-fungal effect of the most active essential oil against planktonic and sessile cells. Their findings were published in the Journal of Herbal Medicine.
Based on these results, the researchers concluded that fennel oil alone or in combination with fluconazole is a promising treatment for VVC caused by drug-resistant strains of C. albicans.
Read the full study at this link.
Journal Reference:
Bassyouni RH, Wali IE, Kamel Z, Kassim MF. FENNEL OIL: A PROMISING ANTIFUNGAL AGENT AGAINST BIOFILM FORMING FLUCONAZOLE RESISTANT CANDIDA ALBICANS CAUSING VULVOVAGINAL CANDIDIASIS. Journal of Herbal Medicine. 2019;15:100227. DOI: 10.1016/j.hermed.2018.08.002
Tagged Under: alternative medicine, Anti-fungal, candida albicans, drug-resistant fungi, essential oils, fennel oil, natural antibiotics, natural cures, natural medicine, Naturopathy, remedies, research, superbugs, vulvovaginal candidiasis, women's health
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