The In Vitro Antimicrobial Activity of Lavandula angustifolia Essential Oil in Combination with Other Aroma-Therapeutic Oils
Joint Authors
van Vuuren, Sandy
de Rapper, Stephanie
Kamatou, Guy
Viljoen, Alvaro
Source
Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine
Issue
Vol. 2013, Issue 2013 (31 Dec. 2013), pp.1-10, 10 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2013-05-13
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
10
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
The antimicrobial activity of Lavandula angustifolia essential oil was assessed in combination with 45 other oils to establish possible interactive properties.
The composition of the selected essential oils was confirmed using GC-MS with a flame ionization detector.
The microdilution minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) assay was undertaken, whereby the fractional inhibitory concentration (ΣFIC) was calculated for the oil combinations.
When lavender oil was assayed in 1 : 1 ratios with other oils, synergistic (26.7%), additive (48.9%), non-interactive (23.7%), and antagonistic (0.7%) interactions were observed.
When investigating different ratios of the two oils in combination, the most favourable interactions were when L.
angustifolia was combined with Cinnamomum zeylanicum or with Citrus sinensis, against C.
albicans and S.
aureus, respectively.
In 1 : 1 ratios, 75.6% of the essential oils investigated showed either synergistic or additive results, lending in vitro credibility to the use of essential oil blends in aroma-therapeutic practices.
Within the field of aromatherapy, essential oils are commonly employed in mixtures for the treatment of infectious diseases; however, very little evidence exists to support the use in combination.
This study lends some credence to the concomitant use of essential oils blended with lavender.
American Psychological Association (APA)
de Rapper, Stephanie& Kamatou, Guy& Viljoen, Alvaro& van Vuuren, Sandy. 2013. The In Vitro Antimicrobial Activity of Lavandula angustifolia Essential Oil in Combination with Other Aroma-Therapeutic Oils. Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine،Vol. 2013, no. 2013, pp.1-10.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
de Rapper, Stephanie…[et al.]. The In Vitro Antimicrobial Activity of Lavandula angustifolia Essential Oil in Combination with Other Aroma-Therapeutic Oils. Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine No. 2013 (2013), pp.1-10.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
de Rapper, Stephanie& Kamatou, Guy& Viljoen, Alvaro& van Vuuren, Sandy. The In Vitro Antimicrobial Activity of Lavandula angustifolia Essential Oil in Combination with Other Aroma-Therapeutic Oils. Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine. 2013. Vol. 2013, no. 2013, pp.1-10.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-503377
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-503377