Table 4

Minimum Inhibitory Concentration (MIC) of selected essential oils (mg/ml).

Oil name
S. aureus
B. subtilis
K. pneumoniae
P. vulgaris
P. aeruginosa
E. coli

Cinnamon oil
3.2
>1.6
3.2
>1.6
>0.8
>1.6
Clove oil
>6.4
>3.2
>6.4
>3.2
>1.6
>1.6
Geranium oil
>12.8
>6.4
12.8
>12.8
>12.8
>6.4
Lemon oil
>12.8
>12.8
>12.8
>6.4
12.8
>6.4
Lime oil
12.8
>6.4
>6.4
>3.2
>6.4
>6.4
Orange oil
>12.8
>12.8
12.8
>6.4
>12.8
>12.8
Rosemary oil
>12.8
>6.4
>12.8
>6.4
>6.4
>6.4

Prabuseenivasan et al. BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine 2006 6:39   doi:10.1186/1472-6882-6-39