anti-fungal activity of teucrium polium and artemisia aucheri boiss. essential oils

Nowadays, utilization of natural compounds such as plant essential oils (eos) instead of anti-fungal drugs against fungal pathogens has enhanced. anti-microbial, anti-inflammatory and anti-oxidant activities of eos, alone and in combination with commercial agents are well known. so, in this study we aimed to evaluate the inhibitory activities of two eos, including teucrium polium and artemisia aucheri boiss. on three yeasts, including candida albicans,. candida tropicalis and candida dubliniensis using minimal inhibitory concentrations (mics) and minimum fungicidal concentration (mfc) methods. both eos showed fungistatic and fungicidal activities, with mics ranging from 0.019-0.15 µl/ml and mfcs ranging from 0.039-0.6 µl/ml. t. polium eo was significantly more effective than a. aucheri boiss. eo against tested micro-organisms especially c. tropicalis which was the most sensitive fungus. the mics of t. polium and a. aucheri boiss. eos were respectively 0.019 and 0.039 µl/ml against c. tropicalis. evaluation of anti-fungal activities of t. polium and a. aucheri boiss. eos as natural herbal compounds showed that these eos are convenient against candida species.