Development and in vitro Antifungal Evaluation of a Ternary Essential Oil–Based Oral Phytopharmaceutical Formulation Against Candida albicans
Katherine Cuenca-León, Edisson-Mauricio Pacheco-Quito, Miriam Lima-Illescas, Aránzazu Zarzuelo-Castañeda · 2026
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Katherine Cuenca-León and colleagues developed, in a 2026 bench study, a mouth treatment blending three essential oils against Candida albicans, the yeast behind oral thrush, which increasingly resists standard drugs. The oils came from lemongrass, coriander, and oregano plants gathered in southern Ecuador.
Chemical profiling found 40 compounds, led by carvacrol at 30.01 percent of the mix in the measured profile. On agar plates, the blend at ten percent strength in alcohol cleared a zone of 77.89 millimeters, far beyond both chlorhexidine and fluconazole controls in the same test. A water version also worked, though more weakly. The authors call for strength and safety testing before any clinical use.
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| CREATOR | Katherine Cuenca-León, Edisson-Mauricio Pacheco-Quito, Miriam Lima-Illescas, Aránzazu Zarzuelo-Castañeda |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 31796 |
| LICENSE | https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |