The effect of cinnamon (Cinnamomum zeylanicum) bark essential oil (CBEO) on human skin cells has not been elucidated. Therefore, we investigated the activity of a commercially available CBEO in a validated human dermal fibroblast system, a model of chronic inflammation and fibrosis. We first evaluated the impact of CBEO on 17 protein biomarkers that play critical roles in inflammation and tissu...

The present investigation was planned to evaluate the effects of cinnamon oil as an alternative antibiotic growth promoter in broilers. A total 144 broiler chicks were randomly allocated six experimental groups, each consisted four replicates and replicate chicks. groups (I) basal diet; (II) diet + chlortetracycline @ 1 g/kg feed; (III) 400 mg/kg (IV) E. coli 1.0 mL (1.5×108 CFU/mL) orally on 1...

Application of most antibiotic growth promoters as feed additives has been banned in a lot of countries due to cross-resistance against pathogens and residues in tissues. Therefore, scientists are searching for alternatives to antibiotics nowadays. Medicinal plant extracts are one of the alternatives that have anti-microbial and growth promoting effect on poultry. In this paper, the benefits of...