Composition and Activity against Oral Pathogens of the Essential Oil of Melampodium divaricatum (Rich.) DC.
- Raquel Regina Duarte Moreira, Gilmarcio Zimmermann Martins, C. Martins
- Chemistry, MedicineChemistry and Biodiversity
- 1 March 2014
The M. divaricatum essential oil is a promising agent to include in anticariogenic oral rinse formulations for the control of oral pathogens and might depend on minor oil components and/or on synergistic effects.