عنوان المقالة: Impacts of the Alcoholic Extract and Essential Oil of Thymus vulgaris L. Against the Causative Agent of Acne Formation (Staphylococcus aureus)
Rasha Kareem Mohammed1, Farkad Hawas Musa2, Bashaer Yasein Mehdi3, Ali Mohammed Al-Rawe
الملخص الانجليزي
Medicinal plant life have performed an integral role in the development
of human lifestyle being used as resources for the manufacturing of
contemporary medicines, antibiotics. Microorganisms are responsible
for many issues in industry and remedy because of biofilm formation.
This study aimed to take a look at the results of Thymus vulgaris
alcoholic extract on Staphylococcus aureus the causative marketers of
acne in human particularly the women. The extract was acquired
mixing 25 g of Thyme powder with 350 ml of 80% ethanol for 6 hours
at 40°. Antimicrobial activities of the plant extract and integral oil
towards the S. aureus were decided using the agar diffusion
technique. The consequences proven that special concentrations of
alcoholic extract (5, 10, 15 mg/ml) prompted accelerated diameters of
bacterial boom inhibition zones (20, 40, 27.7, and 30 mm respectively)
as compared to the control (20mm). Increased diameters of inhibition
zones (20.6, 32.33, 22 mm) have been additionally determined in
response to remedy with extraordinary concentrations of plants crucial
oil (0.5, 1.5, and 2 p.c respectively) in evaluation to the manage (0.0%).The inhibitory consequences of the extracts and vital oil had been
directly correlated to their concentration. Two an fascinating end result
bought in this study that alcoholic extract showed superior
antibacterial exercise against the examined gram-positive bacterium
than thyme oil. Two According to the workable of T. Vulgaris extracts
to inhibit the tested bacteria, it can be suggested that these extracts
can be applied as antimicrobial retailers towards the effects of
pathogenic bacteria specifically acne formation.