It is a well-known phenomenon that different drugs interact with each other either to potentiate, interfere or remain indifferent to each other. However, it is still a less understood fact that how the herbal and conventional antimicrobials can be combined to some clinical benefit. Your experience can benefit the clinicians.

Can herbal antimicrobials be synergistic with antibiotics? Is it thyme oil, cinnamon oil, Holi basil oil or any other which gives good results with antibiotics? The studies have shown that Carvacrol (a compound in thyme oil, ajowan oil, and oregano oil) is very antimicrobial with wide spectrum activity. Another one is cinnamon oil with promising broad-spectrum antimicrobial potential. Our observations have shown that you may combine these with some antibiotics at least for topical use like colistin, tetracycline, nitrofurantoin and few more. Can we revive the old or outdated antibiotics with the help herbal counterparts?

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