Research Article

Efficacy of Essential Oils of Thymus vulgaris and Origanum vulgare on Echinococcus granulosus

Table 3

Time of appearance (days p.i.) of different indicators of tissue damage on E. granulosus murine cysts, after their incubation with thymol and T. vulgaris and O. vulgare essential oils, under in vitro conditions.

Parameters of the studyPostincubation days
Thymol 10 µg/mL
ThymolT. vulgaris O. vulgare Control

Loss of cyst turgidity233

Appearance of collapsed
cysts
355