The compostions of essential oils from Thymus species and their antifungal activities

To develop useful antifungal agents from essential oils in Korean plant resources, the activities of Thymus quinquecostatus and T. quinquecostatus var. japonica were evaluated against ten pathogenic fungi. Their results were compared with those of T. vulgaris, which is native to Europe.The essential oils of the tested Thymus species were obtained by steam distillation using a simultaneous steam distillation-extraction apparatus. The above ground parts of plants cultivated in the herbal garden of Duksung Women"s University were used. (omitted)