BACKGROUND The present study aimed to evaluate the intracanal bacterial reduction promoted by chemomechanical preparation using three different herbal extracts named Ocimum sanctum (OS), Cinnamomum zeylanicum (CZ), Syzygium aromaticum (SA) against Enterococcus faecalis. MATERIAL AND METHODS Root canals from extracted teeth were contaminated with Enterococcus faecalis ATCC 29212 for 7 days and...

The hydro-distilled volatile oil of the Cinnamomum zeylanicum (C. zeylanicum) buds was analyzed using GC and GC-MS for the first time. Thirty-four compounds representing approximately 98% of the oil was characterized. It consists of terpene hydrocarbons (78%) and oxygenated terpenoids (9%). alpha-Bergamotene (27.38%) and alpha-copaene (23.05%) are found to be the major compounds. A comparison o...

Background: Bacillus cereus is a spore-forming food-borne pathogen often associated with food products such as meat, vegetables, soup, rice, and milk and other dairy products. 1 - 20 % of total outbreaks of food intoxication in the world are caused by Bacillus cereus. There is an increasing interest in the use of plant-derived antimicrobial compounds as natural preservatives for foods. Such as ...

The aim of this work was to evaluate the inhibitory activities of methanolic extracts of Artocarpus altilis, Cinnamomum zeylanicum, Piper betel and Artocarpus heterophyllus on Wheat alpha amylase and Baker’s yeast alpha glucosidase at varying concentrations. Diabetes mellitus is a clinical condition characterized by hyperglycaemia in which an elevated amount of glucose circulates in the blood p...

The physicochemical properties, composition and antimicrobial activity of cinnamon essential oil (Cinnamomum zeylanicum) were studied. The bioactivity of this essential oil against Paenibacillus larvae was analyzed by means of a combination of in vitro techniques, such as the tube dilution method and bioautography, a method employed to localize antibacterial activity on a chromatogram. Cinnamal...

BACKGROUND In modern countries today, herbal medicines are known to help in the treatment of various diseases, as rich sources of antioxidants and minerals. OBJECTIVES To study the effect of Cinnamomum zeylanicum (C. zeylanicum) on spermatogenesis in rats. MATERIALS AND METHODS In this experimental study, Wistar male rats (n = 20) were divided into two groups, a control group (n = 10) and a...