Antibacterial and Wound Healing Properties of Thymol (Thymus vulgaris Oil) and its Application in a Novel Wound Dressing

• Main Authors: P Mollarafie (Author), P Khadiv Parsi (Author), R Zarghami (Author), M Amini Fazl (Author), R Ghafarzadegan (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Institue of Medicinal Plants, ACECR, 2015-03-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background: In developing new products for skin care and wound treatment, biocompatibility plays a major role in the choice of ingredients. Thymol, an essential oil extracted from thyme plant, exhibits outstanding antibacterial properties, but more importantly, it proves to be much more compatible t...