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Compounds found in the herb thyme have antibiotic properties. Now scientists have demonstrated that thyme might have a future role in fighting acne.
研究表明，由于麝香草中的化合物具有抗菌性，未來(lái)可被用于對(duì)抗粉刺。
A number of factors cause acne, but the primary agents are bacteria called Propionibacterium acnes, or PA. Topical treatments containing benzoyl peroxide are commonly used to kill the bacteria. But they can irritate the skin.
粉刺的類別有很多種，而一種名為丙酸桿菌（英文縮寫(xiě)為：PA）的細(xì)菌是引起粉刺的主要元兇。人們一般采用外敷含過(guò)氧化苯甲酰的藥劑治療，但缺點(diǎn)是刺激皮膚。
To test other options, researchers steeped thyme, marigold and myrrh in alcohol to extract the plantsactive compounds. They tested the resulting tinctures on the PA bacteria. All three herbs killed more of the bacteria than an alcohol control. Thyme was the most effective of all. And thyme was also significantly more effective than the highest prescribed concentration of benzoyl peroxide. The research was presented at a conference of the Society for General Microbiology in Dublin.
為尋找其他療法，研究人員先將麝香草、金盞花、沒(méi)藥浸泡在酒精中，提取出富含植物活性的化合物。然后將得到的酊劑涂在丙酸桿菌上。他們發(fā)現(xiàn)這三種草藥殺死的細(xì)菌數(shù)要比采用酒精作對(duì)照時(shí)多。其中，麝香草是最有效的。不僅如此，麝香草的治療效果和明顯優(yōu)于處方類最高濃度的過(guò)氧化苯甲酰。這項(xiàng)研究在都柏林召開(kāi)的英國(guó)普通微生物學(xué)會(huì)會(huì)議上得到公布。
The scientists say more research should be done to understand how the tinctures work on the molecular level, and to test them on actual skin environments.
不過(guò)，科學(xué)家還需要進(jìn)一步研究上述酊劑在分子狀態(tài)的治療原理，并且適時(shí)進(jìn)行皮膚測(cè)試。
Cooks already pass the thyme to add flavor to food. But acne sufferers could someday see thyme fly—into their medicine cabinets.
大廚們?cè)缫巡辉僖揽亏晗悴菔故澄锔豢诟辛耍贿^(guò)，粉刺患者有朝一日又會(huì)在自家的藥柜里瞧見(jiàn)它們啦。
