Hojjatollah Shokri - Associate Professor, Department of Pathobiology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Amol University of Special Modern Technologies, Amol, Iran
Fatemeh Sharifi - Associate Professor, Department of Pathobiology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Amol University of Special Modern Technologies, Amol, Iran

Essential oils from aerial parts of Cuminum cyminum and Heracelium persicum were obtained by steam distillation using a Clevenger-type system. Subsequently, these oils were assayed for anti-Candida albicans activity using broth macrodilution method. Both essential oils were effective against C. albicans, representing MIC and MFC values from 280 to 1100 µg/ml. The oil of C. cyminum showed significant inhibitory activity against C. albicans (P<0.05), whereas H. persicum presented moderate inhibition against C. albicans. As a result of this experiment, C. cyminum, can be candidate for further studies due to their antifungal potencies.

Essential oil, Candida albicans, Cuminum cyminum, Heracelium persicum, Minimum inhibitory concentration