Antibacterial Activity of Rosmarinus officinalis, Zingiber officinale, Citrus aurantium bergamia, and Copaifera officinalis Alone and in Combination with Calcium Hydroxide against Enterococcus faecalis

Table 3

Minimum inhibitory concentration and minimum bactericidal concentration of the pure essential oils and combined with calcium hydroxide against Enterococcus faecalis.

Group	MIC (mg/ml)	MBC (mg/ml)
RO	114.87	229.74
ROH	5.55	5.55
ZO	219.5	219.5
ZOH	169.75	169.75
AB	219.25	219.25
ABH	169.5	ni
CO	223.75	ni
COH	173	ni
DWH	ne	ne
CP	Effective	Effective
CN	ne	ne
CE	a	a
CC	b	b

MIC = minimum inhibitory concentration; MBC = minimum bactericidal concentration; ne = noneffective; ni = not identified; a = bacteria absent; b = bacteria present.