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11/30/2018 / By Ellaine Castillo

An Ayurvedic herb works better than standard mouthwashes at removing dental plaque

A study conducted by researchers from India, Saudi Arabia, and Trinidad and Tobago showed that the porcupine flower (Barleria prionitis) is effective in treating oral microbial diseases. This finding, which was published in the Journal Pharmacognosy Research, was based on the antimicrobial activity that the porcupine flower exhibited in a clinical trial involving 30 participants. Poor […]

10/18/2018 / By Ellaine Castillo

Prevent gingivitis naturally with traditional Sudanese medicine

One of the most preventable and yet most common health problems in the world is periodontal disease, which is caused by Porphyromonas gingivalis, an anaerobic, Gram-negative bacteria. A study, published in BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine, looked into the potential of Sudanese medicinal plants to inhibit P. gingivalis growth, as well as on the enzyme […]

10/12/2018 / By Ellaine Castillo

Treating Porphyromonas gingivalis with selected Sudanese medicinal plants

Researchers from the University of Science and Technology, University of Khartoum, and Gifu University have discovered that Sudanese medicinal plants exhibit inhibitory activity against Porphyromonas gingivalis and matrix metalloproteinase-9 (MMP-9). This study, which was published in BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine, studied the antibacterial activity against P. gingivalis of methanolic and ethanolic extracts from 24 plant species. One of the most preventable, yet most […]

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