The antispasmodic effect of drugs is used for the symptomatic treatment of cramping and
discomfort affecting smooth muscles from the gastrointestinal, billiary or genitourinary tract in …

The Verbenaceae family includes 2600 species grouped into 100 genera with a pantropical
distribution. Many of them are important elements of the floras of warm-temperature and …

Halitosis is a very common condition which may affect up to 30% of the population. In about
90% of the cases, halitosis originates in the mouth due to inadequate plaque control …

This was an ethnobotanical study of medicinal plants occurring in home gardens in the
northern Brazilian Pará state. We conducted semi-structured interviews with the owners of …

Lippia alba, commonly known as Bushy Matgrassis a well-known traditional herb. Besides
being used as a food supplement, for seasoning and as a drink, this plant species possess …

Essential oils are concentrated liquids of intricate combinations of volatile substances,
extracted from various plant parts. Several bioactive substances with antibacterial and …

This updated review article covers the literature between 2011 and 2021 on the antibacterial
activity of EOs against the main bacteria that cause caries and periodontal diseases. The …

In the last three decades, invasive fungal infections caused by Candida species have
become an important public health problem, because they are associated with high rates of …

Introduction Propionibacterium acnes (P. acnes) is a rod-shaped, anaerobic, Gram-positive,
opportunistic bacterium, that causes infectious and inflammatory diseases, such as acne …

Introduction: Lippia alba is an aromatic species belonging to the Verbenaceae family. Its
essential oils have been used in different industries, because of its biological properties …