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The essential oils of Thymus serrulatus and Thymus schimperi from Ethiopia were extracted using hydrodistillation. Based on ethobotanical information, the hepatoprotective activity of the essential oils was tested in vivo in rats. Furthermore, the chemical composition of each essential oil was determined using GCMS and NMR.
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Or findings show that thyme essential oils can be useful hepatoprotective ingredients in foods.
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Writing this article was a great pleasure as it has co-authors with whom I have had long standing collaborations.
Destaw Damtie
Bahir Dar University
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This page is a summary of: Composition and hepatoprotective activity of essential oils from Ethiopian thyme species (Thymus serrulatus and Thymus schimperi), Journal of Essential Oil Research, September 2018, Taylor & Francis,
DOI: 10.1080/10412905.2018.1512907.
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