Antimicrobial activity of bee honey, black cumin oil and green tea against multi-drug resistant pathogenic bacteria
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The evolution and spread of antibiotic resistance, as well as the evolution of new strains of disease causing agents, is of great concern to the global health community. Our ability to effectively treat disease is dependent on the development of new pharmaceuticals, and one potential source of novel drugs is traditional medicine (Frey and Ryan, 2010). The use of traditional medicine to treat infection has been practiced since the origin of mankind.
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تاریخ انتشار 2013