Candidiasis is the second most common vaginal infection. Given the frequent recurrence of the disease, many women tend to use herbal remedies. Thus, the present study aimed to review the association between vaginal candidiasis and herbal medicines in Iran. In this review, we retrieved articles published from 2001 to 2016. Then, the results were expressed both quantitatively and qualitatively. I...

An improved method of sample preparation was used in a microplate assay to evaluate the bactericidal activity levels of 96 essential oils and 23 oil compounds against Campylobacter jejuni, Escherichia coli O157:H7, Listeria monocytogenes, and Salmonella enterica obtained from food and clinical sources. Bactericidal activity (BA50) was defined as the percentage of the sample in the assay mixture...

The study focuses on the antimicrobial activity of nanocellulose films (NFC) embedded with thyme, cinnamon, and oregano essential oils for active packaging application. against model pathogenic bacteria was first tested to obtain each oil's minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC). tests showed that surface area quantity oil strongly influenced effect. Then, different systems were directly packed...

Talazadeh F and Mayahi M Journal of Herbmed Pharmacology, Volume 6, Number 1, January 2017 http://www.herbmedpharmacol.com 34 (14). This phytosterol complex targets the TH1 and TH2 cells, resulting in improved T-lymphocyte and natural killer cell activities (15). Chinese herbs can also help to develop immune organs, such as the spleen and thymus (16) as well as increase in antibody production. ...

   This research studies the application of essential oil nanoemulsion as herbal medicine instead of using antibiotics and chemicals. Thyme, shirazi thyme and rosemary essential oils were selected as herbal drugs. Essential oil nanoemulsions with Tween 80 and/or Sodium dodecyl sulfate (SDS) surfactants were prepared and investigated. Physicochemical characterizations such as hydrodynamic di...

BACKGROUND Clinicians have been searching for ways to obtain "super normal" wound healing. Honey is a traditional remedy for the treatment of infected wounds. We aimed to evaluate the wound contraction and antibacterial properties of locally produced Thyme honey on managing full-thickness wounds in vivo. METHODS This experimental study was conducted in 2015, in Department of Pharmacology, Sch...

background: due to high content of unsaturated fatty acids, trout is susceptible to oxidative spoilage. in this study, the effects of thymus vulgaris essential oil (eo) and extract on oxidative stability of cooked rainbow trout fillet during four months frozen storage period were investigated. methods: three groups of fish fillets were treated with thyme eo and three other groups were treated w...

The antimicrobial activity of essential oils of oregano, thyme, basil, marjoram, lemongrass, ginger, and clove was investigated in vitro by agar dilution method and minimal inhibitory concentration (MIC) determination against Gram-positive (Staphylococcus aureus and Listeria monocytogenes) and Gram-negative strains (Escherichia coli and Salmonella Enteritidis). MIC(90%) values were tested again...

The aim of the present study is to evaluate the cytotoxic and genotoxic effects of silver nanoparticles (Ag-NPs) towards African catfish (Clarias gariepinus). Adult male catfish was exposed to 0, 25, 50, and 75 mgl–1 Ag-NPs for two weeks. Exposure to Ag-NPs exerted an increase in mortality rate and behavioural changes compared to control. A fluorescent microscopy examination was used to assess ...