Comparison of the antibacterial activity of essential oils and extracts of medicinal and culinary herbs to investigate potential new treatments for irritable bowel syndrome
Aiysha Thompson, Dilruba Meah, Nadia Tasnim Ahmed, Rebecca Conniff-Jenkins, Emma Chileshe, Chris Phillips +3 more
BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine
Abstract
Many of the essential oils had antibacterial activity in the three assays, suggesting that they would be good candidates for testing in clinical trials. The observed antibacterial activity of ethanolic extracts of coriander, lemon balm and spearmint leaves suggests a mechanistic explanation for the efficacy of a mixture of coriander, lemon balm and mint extracts against IBS in a published clinical trial.
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ethanolic extracts antibacterial activity coriander, lemon balm, and spearmint leaves
“The observed antibacterial activity of ethanolic extracts of coriander, lemon balm and spearmint leaves suggests a mechanistic explanation for the efficacy of a mixture of coriander, lemon balm and mi...”
essential oils antibacterial activity good candidates for testing in clinical trials
“Many of the essential oils had antibacterial activity in the three assays, suggesting that they would be good candidates for testing in clinical trials”