Open AccessAnti-oxidant studies and anti-microbial effect of Origanum vulgare Linn in combination with standard antibiotics
Author(s) -
Veni Bharti,
Neeru Vasudeva,
Suresh Kumar
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
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Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 0976-9382
pISSN - 0974-8520
DOI - 10.4103/0974-8520.141944
Subject(s) - origanum , anti oxidant , antibiotics , traditional medicine , chemistry , biology , microbiology and biotechnology , food science , biochemistry , medicine , antioxidant , essential oil
Origanum is one of the over 200 genera in the Lamiaceae (mint family), and this genus includes culinary, fragrant, and medicinal properties. The plant is reported to contain anti-microbial properties, but it lacks combination studies with that of synthetic antibiotics.