The antimicrobial activity of the essential oil from Achillea fragrantissima

Chemical composition of the essential oils and extracts of Achillea species and their biological activities: A review

“…Bip. is used as an antiseptic, antipyretic and carminative herbal drug, and has a reputation for the preparation of antidiuretic drinks and for reducing fever, as well as improving nervous disorders (Boulos, 1983;Barel et al, 1991;El-Shazly et al, 2004;Abdel-Rahman et al, 2015), while A. santolina L. is a depurative herbal drug and frequently utilized for addressing intestinal colics, dysentery and for the repulsion of annoying insects (Alkofahi et al, 1996;Alkofahi et al, 1997;Al-douri, 2000). This species (A. santolina L.) has effective toothache properties in North Africa, as well (Boulos, 1983).…”

“…fumigatus (Bezic et al, 2003;Bekhechi et al, 2011;Falconieri et al, 2011), A. niger (Bezic et al, 2003;Ristic et al, 2004;Stojanovic et al, 2005;Falconieri et al, 2011), C. albicans (Barel et al, 1991;Magiatis et al, 2002;Unlu et al, 2002;Bezic et al, 2003;Candan et al, 2003;Sokmen et al, 2003;El-Shazly et al, 2004;Sokmen et al, 2004;Stojanovic et al, 2005;Tuberoso et al, 2005;Iscan et al, 2006;Bader et al, 2007;Karamenderes et al, 2007;Maggi et al, 2009;Turkoglu et al, 2010;Falconieri et al, 2011;Kucukbay et al, 2011;Radulovic et al, 2012;Albayrak, 2013;Kazemi and Rostami, 2015;Turkmenoglu et al, 2015;Fahed et al, 2016), C. glabrata (Magiatis et al, 2002;Al-Snafi, 2013), C. krusei (Candan et al, 2003;Sokmen et al, 2003;Falconieri et al, 2011;Turkmenoglu et al, 2015), C. herbarum (Bekhechi et al, 2011), C. kefyr (Ghasemi et al, 2008), C. krusei (Candan et al, 2003;Sokmen et al, 2003;Falconieri et al, 2011;Turkmeno...…”

“…Sch. Bip A hypoglycaemic drug, to prepare antidiuretic drinks and for treating stomach ailments Palestine (Barel et al, 1991;El-Shazly et al, 2004) A. fragrantissima (Forssk.) Sch.…”

Antimicrobial effect of essential oil isolated from Eucalyptus globulus Labill. from Montenegro

“…In addition, the components present in lower amounts in eucalyptus essential oil, such as α-terpineol and terpinen-4-ol, could also contribute to the antimicrobial activity of the oil. It was found that terpinen-4-ol is responsible for the bacteriostatic activity against several microorganisms, especially against the bacteria that infect the urinary tract (Barel et al 1991). α-Terpineol had been also reported to possess antibacterial activity (Cosentino et al 1999).…”

Achillea ligustica: composition and antimicrobial activity of essential oils from the leaves, flowers and some pure constituents

“…This and other Achillea species [8][9][10] also show good antimicrobial activity. Therefore the in vitro efficacy of the flower and leaf essential oils and some of their pure constituents against bacteria and fungi were assayed.…”