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Mexican mint

08/15/2018 / By Ralph Flores

A blend of Mexican mint and oregano oil can treat multidrug-resistant bacteria: Study

Researchers are now looking to the mint plant as a possible alternative treatment for multidrug-resistant bacteria, according to a study in BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine. A collaboration of researchers from INTA College, the Federal Rural University of Rio de Janeiro, and the Federal University of Ceará in Brazil found that the essential oil of the Mexican mint (Plectranthus […]

08/02/2018 / By Ralph Flores

Scientific study reveals Mexican mint essential oil can treat antibiotic-resistant bacteria

Research has shown that the essential oil of Plectranthus amboinicus (PAEO), also known as Mexican mint, can potentially be used as an alternative treatment for certain antibiotic-resistant strains of bacteria. The study, published in BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine, evaluated the effects of PAEO and its active ingredient carvacrol in Staphylococcus aureus in vitro. To make PAEO, researchers collected […]

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