Fitoterapia. 2000 Aug; 71(4): 453-5.

Antimicrobial activity of the essential oil of Lantana camara.

Deena MJ, Thoppil JE.

Department of Botany, Genetics and Plant Breeding Division, University of Calicut, Kerala-673 635, India.

The essential oil of Lantana camara, tested against seven bacteria and eight fungi, showed a wide spectrum of antibacterial and antifungal activities.