A water extract of Thyme inhibited Brachyspira hyodysenteriae, the causative agent of swine dysentery. - GreenMedInfo Summary
The in vitro effect of Garden Thyme (Thymus vulgaris L.) extract on Brachyspira hyodysenteriae.
Acta Microbiol Immunol Hung. 2016 Dec ;63(4):467-473. Epub 2016 Dec 8. PMID: 27929352
József Kutasi
Filtrates of a water extract of commercially available garden thyme (Thymus vulgaris L.) were used for studying its possible bactericidal effect on Brachyspira hyodysenteriae, the causative agent of swine dysentery, by agar-diffusion technique. Five of the six studied Brachyspira strains have proven to be sensitive and one moderately sensitive in the in vitro tests. It was concluded that water extract of garden thyme possesses inhibitory effects against B. hyodysenteriae. In vivo experiments are needed to check the validity of this conclusion.