title: IN-VITRO ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY OF BRONCHOSOL.
abstract: Bronchosol is a traditional medicinal product in the form of syrup used in cough and impeded expectoration. The active ingredients that it contains include extracts from the herb of thyme, the root of primrose and thymol. It is recommended in disorders of the respiratory tract when expectoration is impeded and secretion of liquid mucus in bronchi is insufficient. Antimicrobial activity of the components of Bronchosol, especially thyme and thymol, has frequently been reported in the literature. To date, there have not been any studies to confirm such activity of Bronchosol, though. The results of our research are the first one to point to the great activity of Bronchosol against microorganisms causing infections of the respiratory tract. It has been demonstrated that this product displayed antimicrobial activity against reference strains as well as strains of anaerobic and aerobic bacteria and fungi isolated from patients. The confirmation of the antimicrobial activity of Bronchosol provides an explanation of its effectiveness in the therapy of the respiratory tract infections.
authors.forename: Ewa
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Witkowska-Banaszczak
authors.forename: Anna
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Michalak
authors.forename: Anna
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kędzia
mesh_terms: D000890:Anti-Infective Agents / Q000494:pharmacology*; D005100:Expectorants / Q000494:pharmacology*; D008826:Microbial Sensitivity Tests; D028321:Plant Preparations / Q000494:pharmacology*; D031825:Primula; D013943:Thymol / Q000494:pharmacology*; D046930:Thymus Plant
chemical_list: D000890:Anti-Infective Agents; D005100:Expectorants; D028321:Plant Preparations; D013943:Thymol