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Study: thyme oil is effective in combating bacterial resistance to antibiotics

Study: thyme oil is effective in combating bacterial resistance to antibiotics

According to a recent scientific study on the severity of the effectiveness of essential oil of thyme in the fight against bacteria, thus herald the possibility to benefit from certain types of essential oils in the fight against resistant strains of bacteria to antibiotics.
The researchers from the Institute of Technical Education Oaonyan Islands, Greece conducted a study on eight varieties of plant essential oils, including essential oils in vegetarian thyme and cinnamon, with a view to assessing their impact on the number of strains of bacteria that belong to what is known as meningococcal cluster.
According to some sources; know rights to essential oils in plants, many centuries ago, where it was used in the field of traditional medicine to deal with many of the cases.
Although scientific studies revealed the effectiveness of essential oils of plants in the fight against many varieties of bacteria and fungi, but scientists still do not know a lot about its impact in the fight against bacteria in humans, according to specialists.
The recent study involved several types of staph bacteria group, some of which exist naturally in the skin, while others cause infections in people who suffer from low efficiency of their immune systems.
The researchers reviewed the results of their studies within the Institute events for General Microbiology meeting, held this week in the Scottish city of Edinburgh.
According to the results; show that the essential oil of thyme was the most effective in the fight against staph bacteria targeted by the study, has succeeded in killing almost all cells within one hour.
According to "Yanes Samaras", a researcher from the Institute of Learning technical islands Oaonyan, that the essential oils of some plant species can provide effective tools to fight the bacteria resistance to antibiotics.
From the point of view; advantage of essential oils as inexpensive, it also provides a therapeutic option for dealing with resistant strains of bacteria, as well as the whole reduce the use of antibiotics, to help reduce the risk of the emergence of resistant strains of bacteria.

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