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1: Antimicrob Agents Chemother. 2007 May;51(5):1859-62. Epub 2007 Mar 12.Click here to read Click here to read Links

Susceptibility of drug-resistant clinical herpes simplex virus type 1 strains to essential oils of ginger, thyme, hyssop, and sandalwood.

Schnitzler P, Koch C, Reichling J.

Hygiene Institute, Department of Virology, University of Heidelberg, Im Neuenheimer Feld 324, Heidelberg, Germany. Paul_Schnitzler@med.uni-heidelberg.de

Acyclovir-resistant clinical isolates of herpes simplex virus type 1 (HSV-1) were analyzed in vitro for their susceptibilities to essential oils of ginger, thyme, hyssop, and sandalwood. All essential oils exhibited high levels of virucidal activity against acyclovir-sensitive strain KOS and acyclovir-resistant HSV-1 clinical isolates and reduced plaque formation significantly.

PMID: 17353250 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]

PMCID: PMC1855548

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