The aim of this study is to evaluate the potential antimicrobial activity four commercial essential oils: Thymus vulgaris and Origanum vulgare (two for external use two internal one). tested oils was determined by using serial two-fold dilutions method. following bacterial yeast strains were purchased used in study: E. coli, S. aureus, C. albicans. minimal inhibitory concentration (MIC) Thyme o...

An overview of the studies carried out in our laboratories on supercritical fluid extraction (SFE) of volatile oils from seven aromatic plants: pennyroyal (Mentha pulegium L.), fennel seeds (Foeniculum vulgare Mill.), coriander (Coriandrum sativum L.), savory (Satureja fruticosa Béguinot), winter savory (Satureja montana L.), cotton lavender (Santolina chamaecyparisus) and thyme (Thymus vulgari...

Despite recent advances in food production technology, food-borne diseases (FBD) remain a challenging public health concern. In several countries, including Brazil, Clostridium perfringens is among the five main causative agents of food-borne diseases. The present study determines antimicrobial activities of essential oils of six condiments commonly used in Brazil, viz., Ocimum basilicum L. (ba...

background & aim: thyme is common named thymus vulgaris l. belongs to lamiaceae family. thyme is a most important medicinal plant that was used in pharmaceutical, food, cosmetics hygienic industries in most of developed countries. experimental: determine optimum of harvest time this plant was done in a random block design with three replications was conducted in field islamic azad universi...

background and objectives : the efficacy of mentha piperita l, zataria multiflora boiss and thymus vulgaris l essential oils (eos) was evaluated for controlling the growth of phytophthora drechsleri, the causative agent of damage to many crops that is consumed directly by humans. materials and methods : the eos used in this study was purchased from magnolia co, iran. the pour plate method in pe...

Background and objectives: Essential oils (EOs) of medicinal herbs are prone to degradation by oxidation, heating, or light. Encapsulation of EOs can protect these fragile volatile natural products from degradation. Thymus vulgaris (thyme) is a well-known herb which has been used as food additive as well as medicine since ancient times. Electrospraying is a novel techn...

thyme (thymus vulgaris l.) is perennial aromatic shrub belonging to the mint family which has anti-spasmodic, antiseptic, carminative, anti-cough, sputum and antioxidant properties. in order to study the effects of drought stress and bio-fertilizer on plant growth, essential oil yield and constituents of thyme plant, an experiment was conducted in a split plot based on randomized complete block...

Thymus vulgaris has gained tremendous popularity as an ornamental, culinary herb and its use in phytotherapy is well established and supported in the literature. The objective of this study was to explore possible interactions between selected molecules within Thymus vulgaris essential oil (TvEO) to gain a better understanding of how this complex essential oil exerts its antimicrobial activity....