Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine

Research Article

In Vitro Antibacterial Activity of Essential Oils against Streptococcus pyogenes

Table 2

Minimum Bactericidal Concentrations and MBC/MIC ratio of five selected essential oils against S. pyogenes.
 MBC*MBC/MIC
Cinnamomum verum 0.25 ± 01.32
Cymbopogon citratus 0.95 ± 0.071.02
Thymus vulgaris CT thymol0.87 ± 0.151.13
Origanum compactum 0.97 ± 0.061.08
Satureja montana 0.87 ± 0.151.53
Means of MBCs ± SD.