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Table 3 Antimycotic Activities of API and Coconut Oil

From: Design and evaluation of antifungal vaginal suppository using coconut oil as base for vulvovaginal candidiasis

Ingredient

Composition (%)

Zone of inhibition (mm)

Candida albicans

Candida spp

Clotrimazole

50.0

18.0 ± 0.9

13.0 ± 0.6

100.0

20.0 ± 1.0

14.0 ± 0.0

Coconut oil

50.0

14.0 ± 0.7

12.0 ± 0.6

100.0

18.0 ± 0.0

14.0 ± 0.7

Coconut oil + clotrimazole

50:50

35.0 ± 1.7

20.0 ± 1.6

33:67

30.0 ± 1.5

18.0 ± 1.9

Water

100.0

0.0 ± 0.0

0.0 ± 0.0