Treatment of Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia by Natural Drugs.

Benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) is one of the most common urinary diseases affecting men, generally after the age of 50. The prevalence of this multifactorial disease increases with age. With aging, the plasma level of testosterone decreases, as well as the testosterone/estrogen ratio, resulting in increased estrogen activity, which may facilitate the hyperplasia of the prostate cells.

Anti- Activity of Selected Essential Oils Detected by TLC-Direct Bioautography and Biofilm Inhibition.

Essential oils (EOs) are becoming increasingly popular in medical applications because of their antimicrobial effect. Direct bioautography (DB) combined with thin layer chromatography (TLC) is a screening method for the detection of antimicrobial compounds in plant extracts, for example, in EOs. Due to their lipophilic character, the common microbiological assays (etc.

Antibacterial activity evaluation of selected essential oils in liquid and vapor phase on respiratory tract pathogens.

Background: The increasing number of multidrug-resistant bacteria and the fact of antibiotic resistance is leading to a continuous need for discovering alternative treatments against infections, e.g. in the case of respiratory tract diseases.

Essential Oils and Their Vapors as Potential Antibacterial Agents against Respiratory Tract Pathogens.

Increasing appearance of antibiotic-resistant pathogens, which could be one of the major causes of respiratory tract infections, has again drawn attention to natural substances and alternative treatments. Therefore, the aim of the present study was the antibacterial evaluation of cinnamon bark, clove, thyme, citronella, peppermint, Scots pine, and eucalyptus essential oils (EOs) against respiratory tract pathogens such as methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) and Pseudomonas aeruginosa with in vitro vapor phase (VP) and tube dilution (TD) techniques. The chemical and percentage compositions of the EOs were determined by GC-FID and GC-MS analysis.

Essential oils in the treatment of respiratory tract diseases highlighting their role in bacterial infections and their anti-inflammatory action: a review.

The appearance of multidrug resistant bacteria and growing antibiotic resistance is leading to a continuous need for discovering new drugs and alternative treatments against infections. The investigation of the antibacterial effect of essential oils (EOs), which are commonly used nowadays in cosmetics, health care, traditional medicine and food industry, could be one of the promising solutions for this worldwide problem. EOs have a complex mode of action due to their multiple composition.

TLC-direct bioautography for determination of antibacterial activity of Artemisia adamsii essential oil.

The aim of the present study was the chemical characterization of the essential oil of a Mongolian medicinal plant, Artemisia adamsii Besser, and the investigation of the antibacterial effect of its oil on different human pathogenic bacteria (Staphylococcus aureus, methicillin-resistant S. aureus, and S. epidermidis).