Acute and sub-acute toxicity of Echinops kebericho decoction in rats.

Background: Echinops kebericho is widely used for treatment of a variety of diseases including infectious, non-infectious disease and fumigation during child birth. Antibacterial, antimalarial, anti-leshimania, anti-diarrheal and insect repellent activities have been elucidated. Its toxicity profile is not yet investigated and thus this study was to investigate acute and sub-acute toxicity of E.

Essential oils as topical anti-infective agents: A systematic review and meta-analysis.

Objective: This study summarized evidence on the efficacy and safety of essential oils (EOs) in the treatment of topical infections.

Design And Setting: Systematic review of clinical trials conducted and reported in accordance with the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-analysis (PRISMA) guideline. Electronic databases of the Cochrane, PubMed, EMBASE, Web of Science, and Scopus were searched from inception to November 2018.