background and aims: human adenoviruses can cause a diversity of clinical diseases, but there is no antiviral therapy formally approved by adenovirus infections. thus, antiviral agents derived from medicinal plants which are effective against adenoviruses infections are urgently required. therefore, this research was aimed to evaluate in vitro antiadenovirus activity of pomegranate (punica gran...

there is evidence indicating that pomegranate juice contains many of the essential properties necessary to retain cell viability and cell proliferation. these properties indicate that pomegranate juice is a suitable storage medium for avulsed teeth. however, this idea has not yet been tested. in this study, the capacity of pomegranate juice (pj) as a storage medium for retaining avulsed teeth w...

BACKGROUND AND AIM: Streptococcus mutans (S. mutans)is a well-known bacterial cause of dental caries. The aim of this study was to develop an herbal mouthwash with anti-biofilm activity and compare it with a commercial preparation containing 2% chlorhexidine. METHODS: The main components of the mouthwashes included Punica...

Introdução: A Punica granatum L.também é conhecida popularmente no Brasil como romã, um arbusto lenhoso pertencente à família Punicaceae. Objetivo: Evidenciar as propriedades farmacológicas da L. e a sua utilização desenvolvimento de novos fitoterápicos produtos alimentícios. Metodologia: Revisão bibliográfica artigos científicos em base dados Google Acadêmico, Scielo. literatura: Os taninos sã...

use of herbal extracts and essences as natural antibacterial compounds has become increasingly popular for the control of oral infectious diseases. therefore, finding natural antimicrobial products with the lowest side effects seems necessary. the present study sought to assess the effect of punica granatum l. water extract on five oral bacteria and bacterial biofilm formation on orthodontic wi...

In this study, the combinations with Olea europaea (olive) oil of fatty acids Punica granatum, Calendula officinalis and Helianthus annuus seeds to detect interactions on Escherichia coli, Enterococcus faecalis, Staphylococcus aureus, Bacillus subtilis, Candida albicans parapsilosis were determined by antimicrobial checkerboard method. It was revealed that linoleic, oleic, palmitic stearic acid...

Aims: In our previous studies, we showed the inhibitory effects of Punica granatum L. flower and Rhus coriaria L. fruit water extracts on dental plaque accumulation by several bacteria, especially Streptococcus mutans (S. mutans), on orthodontic wire by in vitro assays. In this study, the anti-cariogenic properties of the extracts were evaluated by assessing their effects on expression of glyco...

    Background and objectives: Halitosis as a common dentistry ailment which has a prevalence of around 50% of the adult population. There are many dental formulations in traditional Persian pharmacy called “Gharagher”, “Mazmazeh”, “Sonoun”, etc for treatment of halitosis. In the present study, we have tried to describe the step by step moder...