The term antifungal
refers to therapeutic agents (e.g. natural substances
such as herbs, oils, or essences, or conventional pharmaceutical drugs)
that kills/destroys fungal infections. Some text describe the action
of antifungal agents as "combating or
preventing" fungal
infections.
The meaning of the term antifungal is easily
remembered from its form:
The anti- part of the word refers to the fact that this
agent combats/attacks something, and
the -fungal part of the word indicates that the something
it combats "fungi", or fungal infections.
Note that another term whose meaning is the same as antifungal is
fungicidal.
For information about specific oils, herbs, and remedies
that may have properties including some of the actions mentioned in this
section, see other parts of this website.
For example, the pages about Aromatherapy
Essential Oils, Bach
Flower Remedies, Herbalism, Homeopathic
Remedies, Homeopathy and Massage
Carrier Oils . |
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This Section is about terms
that describe the actions (effects) of both pharmaceutical drugs
and natural remedies, e.g. astringent, decongestive, etc.. A full
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