Thyme essential oil is effective in controlling acute and dry cough

Thyme essential oil is effective in controlling acute and dry cough

According to the results of a dissertation, thyme essential oil has a therapeutic effect similar to dextromethorphan in controlling acute and dry cough.
The dissertation of Shohreh Heidari Faraj and Alireza Panahi entitled Comparative study of the therapeutic effect of dextromethorphan and thyme essential oil in the treatment of acute and dry cough states: Out of 80 patients with acute and dry cough who were randomly evaluated as 40 The control group was treated with dextromethorphan and 40 as a case group (CASE) were treated with Tuscan oral syrup containing thyme essential oil.
The results of this study, which was prepared under the guidance of Dr. Mitra Ranjbar at Hamadan University of Medical Sciences, added: The rate of complete improvement in the dextromethorphan group (30%) was less than thyme essential oil (45%) while the relative improvement in the dextromethorphan group (65%) was higher. It was thyme essential oil and the lack of response to treatment was slightly different between the two groups.
The results of this dissertation add: In comparing the side effects of the two drugs, it is seen that there is no significant difference between the two groups of drowsiness, dizziness, headache, nausea and abdominal discomfort. No patients were seen.
At the end of this dissertation it is stated: in both control and case groups in terms of demographic indices (age and sex) are the same, their study shows no effect of these two variables on the response to treatment in the two groups consuming thyme essential oil and dextromethorphan is.