<i>In Vitro</i> Antibacterial Potential of <i>Pinus nigra</i>-<i>Thymus serpyllum</i> Essential Oil and Antibiotic Combinations.

ABSTRACT: Synergistic interactions have been recognized and used for centuries, with various healing traditions using herbal combination treatments to enhance their effects. In the recent years, essential oil combinations were used effectively. Pinus nigra JF Arnold, and Thymus serpyllum L. essential oils, which are mainly used in colds and respiratory diseases, were examined for the efficacy, individually and in combination against 12 different human pathogens. The antimicrobial effects were evaluated using the in vitro microdilution method and the checkerboard assay to assess potential synergistic interactions. Herein comparative inhibitions by T. serpyllum and P. nigra oils with the combination of ciprofloxacin, amoxicillin, and tetracycline antibiotics were tes

SUBMITTER: Kahya SE 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12750375 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature