Piedra, is an asymptomatic fungal infection of the hair shaft, resulting in the formation of nodules of different hardness on the infected hair. The infection also known as Trichomycosis nodularis is a superficial fungal infection arising from the pathogen being restricted to the stratum corneum with little or no tissue reaction. The nodules are a concretion of hyphae and fruiting bodies of the...

This study was designed to investigate the collagen metabolism and tyrosinase activity of Myrrh Extracts (ME). The currently known effects of ME are to move blood, calm pain, solve oedema, and promote tissue regeneration. The effect of ME on type I procollagen production and collagenase (matrix metalloproteinase-1, henceforth referred as MMP-1) activity in human normal fibroblasts Hs68 after ul...

BACKGROUND The protective response developed against Trichinella spiralis infection provokes immune and inflammatory responses mediated by cytokines released from T helper cells. We aimed to evaluate the effect of albendazole or myrrh on the expression of IFN-γ and IL-10 in BALB/c mice infected with T. spiralis. METHODS This study was done at the Animal House of Faculty of Medicine, Assiut Un...

The aim of this study was to investigate the chemical composition and antifungal activity of four commercial essential oils from the Burseraceae family - two Boswellia carterii Flueck oils, Canarium luzonicum (Blume) A. Gray oil, and Commiphora myrrha (Nees) Engl oil, against most common Candida spp. recovered from the human oral cavity. The essential oil samples were analyzed by GC-FID and GC/...

Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) mainly affects tracts including the trachea and lungs. As inflammation cytokine storm are major pathological features in a Syrian hamster for SARS-CoV-2 infection, reducing inflammatory responses or antiviral therapy is an effective strategy treating infections. Herbal medicines natural substances applied worldwide due to their health...

Sour rot, caused by Geotrichum citri-aurantii, can produce significant postharvest losses of citrus fruits and, currently, cannot be effectively controlled the fungicides registered in EU countries. Therefore, novel antifungal edible coatings (ECs) based on pectin and beeswax enriched with eugenol (EG), geraniol (GR), propolis extract (PR) or essential oils (EOs) from Satureja montana (SA), Cin...

The alarming increase in bacterial resistance to antibiotics caused some authors state that we are approaching a post-antibiotic era and medical catastrophe, the study aimed assess antimicrobial effects of selected plant extracts against several sensitive resistant isolates. Experimental cross-sectional was conducted, 70% ethanol crude Acaccia nilotica, Trigonella foenum-graecum, Punica granatu...