Anti-yeast activity of the essential oil of Peumus boldus Mol. from the coastal drylands of central Chile against strains that cause uropharyngeal and vulvovaginal candiadiasis

The aim of this study was to investigate the chemical composition and antifungal activity of the essential oil extracted from leaves of Peumus boldus of the coastal drylands of Chile. The essential oil was characterized by gas chromatography-mass spectrom