background and aims: osteoarthritis is one of the most common arthritis in elderly. we evaluated to compare the effect of topical application of eugenia caryophylata extract and topical diclofenac in primary knee osteoarthritis.methods: this randomized double-blind clinical trial study was carried out upon 105 patients with primary knee osteoarthritis. patients were selected randomly and divide...

Seven species of Eugenia from eastern littoral forests in Madagascar are newly proposed. Six occur in or near the forests of Petriky, Mandena, or Sainte Luce near Tolagnaro in the southeast, including Eugenia guajavoides, Eugenia manonae, Eugenia petrikensis, Eugenia stictophylla, Eugenia roseopetiolata and Eugenia stibephylla. The seventh, Eugenia vanwykiana, occurs in the Analabe littoral for...

Background and aims: Trichomoniasis is the most common non-viral sexually transmitted infection worldwide; although it treated by a 5-nitroimidazole drug family such as metronidazole (MTZ) with numerous side effects, in this regard, alternative new drugs are required. Therefore, study examined anti-Trichomoniasis effect of hydroalcoholic extract some traditional medicinal plants Iran vitro. Met...

The aim of this study was to evaluate the in vitro activity of dentifrices containing the hydroalcoholic extract of the ripe fruit of Eugenia uniflora L. (Surinam cherry) on Streptococcus oralis (ATCC 10557) and Lactobacillus casei (ATCC 7469). Five dentifrices were used: D1: containing hydroalcoholic extract of Eugenia uniflora L.; D2: containing fluoride and hydroalcoholic extract of Eugenia ...