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. 2021 Apr 20;10(4):463. doi: 10.3390/antibiotics10040463

Table 1.

Origin of essential oils and MIC values and optimum concentrations against E. coli ATCC 25922 and MRSA 43300.

Number Essential Oils Origin MIC (v/v%) Optimum Concentrations (v/v%)
E. coli S. aureus E. coli S. aureus
1 Holly Inadia 2.500 5.000 100 100
2 Cymbopogon citratus India 0.078 0.039 3.13 12.50
3 Verbenone France 0.313 0.313 12.50 25
4 Tangerine leaf Italy 0.313 2.500 100 100
5 Tangerine Italy 0.625 1.250 12.50 12.50
6 Orange Italy 1.250 0.039 25 50
7 Lime oil India 0.313 0.625 6.25 12.50
8 Lemon Italy 0.313 0.156 6.25 50
9 Dill Austria 0.313 0.625 100 6.25
10 Abies alba Austria 0.156 0.078 3.13 6.25
11 Fennel France 2.500 >5 100 100
12 Pelargonium graveolens Egypt 0.039 0.039 25 50
13 Tea tree India 0.156 0.078 6.25 6.25
14 Abies sibirica Austria 0.156 0.156 6.25 25
15 Petitgrain France 0.625 1.250 100 50
16 Curcuma longa India >5 2.500 100 100
17 Lavandula spica France 0.156 0.625 12.50 6.25
18 Citrus paradisi Italy 0.625 >5 6.25 100
19 Cinnamomum cassia India <0.01 0.019 0.78 0.39
20 Cinnamon Leaf Sri Lanka 0.019 0.039 0.78 6.25
21 Eucalyptus globulus Australia 0.313 0.313 12.50 1.56
22 Boswellia serrata India >5 2.500 50 100
23 Carrot Seed France >5 0.313 100 100
24 Cinnamomum zeylanicum Sri Lanka <0.01 0.039 0.78 6.25
25 Piper nigrum India 2.500 1.250 100 12.50
26 Pimpinella anisum India >5 5.000 100 100
27 Trachyspermum ammi India 0.019 0.019 0.78 12.50
28 Bergamot India 2.500 1.250 50 6.25
29 Cupressu France 0.313 1.250 6.25 25