Antimicrobial effects of natural products
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Natural products, such as plants and their components, have been used to treat and cure diseases all around the globe since ancient times, long before the discovery of current pharmaceuticals. Natural products have long been used for antiinflammatory, analgesic, and antipyretic remedies as well as alternatives for hormone replacement therapy. In this paper, an extensive review of the role of natural products’ antimicrobial effects will be performed using in vitro and in vivo studies.
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