Chewing gum, being a pleasant formulation, requires effective taste-masking techniques, such as encapsulation methods along with an amalgamation of flavors and sweeteners. Taste-masked medicated chewing gum offers palatable way administering drugs dietary supplements to children old-aged people. The concept development provides sustained modified release actives through various microencapsulati...

Ipomoea turpethum R. Br. [= Operculina terpethum (Linn.) Silva Manso (Hindi—Nisoth, Pitohri), a perennial plant with a muchtwisted stem is found through out India. It is reported to be highly medicinal and is cultivated occasionally in gardens as an ornamental plant. Some hydroxy fatty acids, butulin, lupeol and sitosterol have been found in the plant. Seed gums are important vegetable products...

Background and Objectives: Postoperative ileus is common after abdominal resection. It causes gas store, distention, nausea, vomiting, and even pain. This study examines the impact of gum chewing as a type of sham feeding on the duration of postoperative ileus. Methods: In this randomized control trial study, 70 patients in two groups (each group n=35) underwent abdominal resection. The A gro...

A ppendicitis, acute pancreatitis, diverticulitus: all possible serious diagnoses in patients presenting to the emergency department with abdominal pain. The diagnosis of these and other generalized or localized irritations of the peritoneum is sometimes based on the physician's " gut feelings " but are more commonly the result of diagnostic tests. A number of such tests have been proposed to e...

Chewing gums may be particularly effective means for delivering and maintaining bioactive molecules, included in the gum formulation, able to have an anti-cariogenic effect. The purposes of this study were: to develop novel chewing gums containing quercetin (Qt); to evaluate their release using in vivo trial; finally, to test their in vivo antibacterial effect against oral Streptococcus mutans ...

Serotonergic (5-HT) neurons are implicated in modulating nociceptive transmission. It is established that 5-HT neuronal activity is enhanced by rhythmic behaviors such as chewing and locomotion in animals. We thus hypothesized that 5-HT descending inhibitory pathways may be enhanced by rhythmic behavior of gum chewing in humans. To evaluate this idea, we examined nociceptive flexion reflex (NFR...

Not only is having a dry mouth uncomfortable, but it also contributes to tooth decay and to cavities because people with dry mouth do not produce enough saliva, which has bacterial properties. Chewing xylitol gum is a convenient and unobtrusive way of addressing both of these issues. Xylitol gum simulates saliva production, which helps relieve symptoms in more minor cases of dry mouth. In addit...