What is thymol?
plants were used for healing purposes throughout human history. Thyme, herb in the family of mint, is one such plant. Historically, thyme was used as a balsam and natural antiseptic. Modern science has extracted the active chemical component in thymiam oil - thymol - for use in toothpaste products to oral water along local ointment and other medicated substances.
Thymol is found in thyme oil, tym extract and as a different isolated chemical compound, is proven antimicrobial and antibungal substance. It damages the cell walls of bacteria and mushrooms. Damage caused by cell walls inhibits microorganisms to cause disease or disease. Although this is not officially proven, the same properties that inhibit bacteria and fungi, they can also work against internal parasites such as snaps.
There are several common Thymol products. As a current ointment is applied directly to external areas, as is the case with nail mushroom or ringat. As tea or tisan, thymol is added to boiling water to treat internal diseases such as neck infections or gingivitis. The compound may also be suspended in the isopropyl alcohol solution for direct application to hand or inanimate objects.
Thymol prevails in hand disinfectants without alcohol due to its healing properties. It also has limited use as a repeller of pesticides and animals. It can also be used on natural medicated dressings to reduce the likelihood of infection. Crushed thyme can be used instead of pure thymol; Both contain the same compound and the only minor differences between thyme and thymol lie in the arrangement of molecules in fabrics.
In addition to therapeutic use, it is used in cooking as an aromalist or enhancer. Because it is a naturally occurring substance located on a plant used in culinary applications, it has a high level of security. In spite of this isvhodné vyhledat radu lékaře, naturopata nebo jiného kvalifikovaného zdravotnického profesionála před požitím thymolu.
Ačkoli vedlejší účinky jsou vzácné, u citlivých lidí se může vyskytnout alergická reakce. Svědění, vyrážky, úly a potíže s dýcháním jsou jen některé z příznaků, které by osoba mohla zažít, pokud je alergická na tuto látku nebo rostlinu, ze které je odvozena. Mírné gastrointestinální rozrušení může nastat, pokud se odebírá interně. V případě nežádoucí reakce by se mělo hledat pohotovostní lékařské ošetření.