Table 2.

Antifungal activity (MIC, MFC expressed as mg/L) of Apiaceae essential oils and their main constituents.

Sample/Positive Control	Trichophyton rubrum ATCC 28188		Trichophyton mentagrophytes ATCC 9533
	MIC	MFC	MIC	MFC
Ajowan essential oil	256	512	256	512
Coriander essential oil	512	1024	512	1024
Caraway essential oil	512	512	512	512
Anise essential oil	1024	2048	1024	2048
Thymol	1024	1024	1024	1024
Linalool	1024	1024	1024	2048
Carvone	1024	2048	1024	2048
Limonene	2048	2048	2048	2048
Anethole	2048	2048	2048	2048
Terbinafine	0.031	0.031	0.031	0.031

MIC = minimum inhibitory concentration; MFC = minimum fungicidal concentration.