ISSN: 2689-7822
Authors: Mehani M*, Mehani I, Segni L, Morcia C and Terzi V
Essential oils have many therapeutic properties. In herbal medicine, they are used for their antiseptic properties against infectious diseases of fungal origin, against dermatophytes, those of bacterial origin. Humans use plants for thousands of years to treat various ailments, in many developing countries; much of the population relies on traditional doctors and their collections of medicinal plants to cure them. The aim of our study is to determine the antimicrobial and antifungal effect of essential oils of plants Thymus vulgaris on some pathogenic bacteria and fungal. It is a medicinal plant used in traditional therapy. Essential oils have many therapeutic properties. In herbal medicine, they are used for their antiseptic properties against infectious diseases of fungal origin, against dermatophytes, those of bacterial origin. The test adopted, is based on the diffusion method on solid medium (Antibiogram), this method allows to determine the susceptibility or resistance of an organism according to the sample studied. Our study reveals that the essential oil of the plant Thymus vulgaris has a different effect on the resistance of germs.
Keywords: Essential Oil; Microorganisme; Antibiogram; Thymus Vulgaris
