Table 3.

Susceptibility of C. albicans to antifungals in the absence and presence of individual and synergistic combinations of piperine and thymol.

		Zone of inhibition in mm
		Miconazole	Itraconazole	Ketoconazole	Nystatin
Control		26	16	26	17
Piperine (µg/mL)	32	27	17	28	18
	8	28	17	28	20
	4	30	18	29	18
Thymol (µg/mL)	32	29	20	30	19
	8	29	19	29	22
	4	28	18	28	19
	2	27	19	31	20
Piperine + thymol (µg/mL)	8+8	29	19	28	22
	8+4	29	21	29	21
	8+2	29	21	29	20
	4+8	29	18	26	17