Antimicrobial resistance and synergy in herbal medicine

Antimicrobial resistance and synergy in herbal medicine

Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is a serious and growing threat to human health. The development of new antibiotics is limited and slow. The tradition of synergy in herbal medicine is being used as a source of research ideas. A literature review of antimicrobial research and plant synergy published in a five year period was carried out using online databases. The in vitro findings were that most...

Herbal Synergy

An interesting exploration in the field of phytotherapy, is in the area of ‘synergy’ which was advanced in a landmark paper by Williamson (2001) and further highlighted by Ulrich-Merzenich et al. (2007). The concept relates to the growing evidence that plant constituents may provide a ‘super additive’ biological effect when combined, as opposed to being just the sum of their individual parts (e...

Antimicrobial Resistance in Veterinary Medicine

Herbal medicine in Egypt

Traditional medicine has been used since the dawn of history for treating human illness. Herbal medicine constituted the main type of traditional medicine. This type of treatment prevailed during different times of history in different countries, may be until the beginning of the 19th century. By that time a scientific revolution, in nearly all fields started. Much progress was made in the fiel...

Herbal medicine in Egypt

Traditional medicine has been used since the dawn of history for treating human illness. Herbal medicine constituted the main type of traditional medicine. This type of treatment prevailed during different times of history in different countries, may be until the beginning of the 19th century. By that time a scientific revolution, in nearly all fields started. Much progress was made in the fiel...