Garlic (Allium sativum) has been used worldwide to fight microbial infections. Allium sativum, in vegetable form, exhibits a high potential against pathogenic bacteria and fungi. In the current study, antimicrobial effects of pure juice, aqueous extract, ethanolic dried powder garlic various concentrations (100%, 75%, 50%, 25%, respectively) Escherichia coli, Salmonella typhi, Staphylococcus au...

Microbial fermentation could produce many active substances in green and pollution-free ways. In recent years, studies on the hypoglycemic ability of microorganisms had become a trending topic prevention treatment diabetes. Garlic is food containing variety biologically physiological functions, but it not accepted by general public because its strong pungent smell. our study, with potential eff...

Recently, Kwon et al. reported that the antioxidant activity and total both polyphenol and flavonoid contents of garlic juice were increased by high temperatureand pressure-treatment (130°C, 120 min). We tried to make high temperatureand pressure-treated garlic (HTPG) using an autoclave (130°C, 150 min) rapidly and easily. Our attempt showed that antioxidative activity and total polyphenol cont...

The extracts of 17 spices commonly used in Egypt as food condiments were screened for their antimicrobial activities against 7 standard microbial strains (S. aureus, B. subtilis, E. coli, P. aeruginosa, S. typhi, C. albicans and A. niger). Among the tested alcoholic extracts only 3 (clove, thyme and cinnamon) showed broad spectrum antimicrobial activities. Garlic juice too showed broad spectrum...

I. Abstract: Our group was interested in exploring whether or not the natural antibacterial agents garlic, lemon juice, and tea tree oil worked just as well if not better than chemically man-made antibacterial agents. By preparing an Echericia Coli (E. coli) bacteria culture and following Antiseptic and Plating Technique we prepared petri dishes, viewed the results 24 hours later, and made the ...

This is the second report of conjunctival sac pinworm infection in the literature. The patient was treated with garlic juice, which was prepared as an eye drop. The first case reported from India was a IS year old girl who had pinworm infection of her left eye. She had wonnexpulsion•at night. Our case was a 13 year old girl who had worm infestation in both eyes, along with frequent pinworm ...

Potato y disease caused by potato virus y (PVY) is widespread wherever potato is grown. PVY affects plants and yields. The effectiveness of extracts from garlic cloves (GE) and onion stems (OE) against potato virus y (PVY) in vitro and in vivo has been evaluated. GE and OE reduced the in vitro and in vivo infectivity of PVY to a certain extent, expressed as the number of local lesions induced b...

To study the traditional herbal influences on Fasting Blood Sugar (FBS) in controlling diabetes, in a retrospective study from 1975-2004 in all medical universities of Iran all the traditional herbal materials which have been known as a food or drug to influence on blood sugar were collected from Iranian Nutrition Abstract & Reviews and 7 held National Nutrition Congresses. Then the studies wer...

To study the traditional herbal influences on Fasting Blood Sugar (FBS) in controlling diabetes, in a retrospective study from 1975-2004 in all medical universities of Iran all the traditional herbal materials which have been known as a food or drug to influence on blood sugar were collected from Iranian Nutrition Abstract & Reviews and 7 held National Nutrition Congresses. Then the studies wer...