More than 80% of the worldís population depend upon traditional medicines for various skin diseases (1). Recently, the traditional use of plants for wound healing has received attention by the scientific community (1, 2). Approximately one-third of all traditional medicines in use are for the treatment of wounds and skin disorders, compared to only 1-3 % of modern drugs (3). Wound healing is a ...

AIM This study evaluated the in vitro antibacterial effects of the formulated Punica granatum (PG) gel against Streptococcus mutans, Streptococcus sanguinis, and Lactobacillus casei. MATERIALS AND METHODS The PG extract was dissolved in water at 500 mg/mL. High performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) was used for identification and quantification of chemical marker punicalagin. Minimum bacte...

background and aims: human adenoviruses can cause a diversity of clinical diseases, but there is no antiviral therapy formally approved by adenovirus infections. thus, antiviral agents derived from medicinal plants which are effective against adenoviruses infections are urgently required. therefore, this research was aimed to evaluate in vitro antiadenovirus activity of pomegranate (punica gran...

there is evidence indicating that pomegranate juice contains many of the essential properties necessary to retain cell viability and cell proliferation. these properties indicate that pomegranate juice is a suitable storage medium for avulsed teeth. however, this idea has not yet been tested. in this study, the capacity of pomegranate juice (pj) as a storage medium for retaining avulsed teeth w...

BACKGROUND AND AIM: Streptococcus mutans (S. mutans)is a well-known bacterial cause of dental caries. The aim of this study was to develop an herbal mouthwash with anti-biofilm activity and compare it with a commercial preparation containing 2% chlorhexidine. METHODS: The main components of the mouthwashes included Punica...

Introdução: A Punica granatum L.também é conhecida popularmente no Brasil como romã, um arbusto lenhoso pertencente à família Punicaceae. Objetivo: Evidenciar as propriedades farmacológicas da L. e a sua utilização desenvolvimento de novos fitoterápicos produtos alimentícios. Metodologia: Revisão bibliográfica artigos científicos em base dados Google Acadêmico, Scielo. literatura: Os taninos sã...