Antimicrobial properties of plant essential oils against human pathogens and their mode of action: an updated review

MK Swamy, MS Akhtar… - … Based Complementary and …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
A wide range of medicinal and aromatic plants (MAPs) have been explored for their
essential oils in the past few decades. Essential oils are complex volatile compounds …

Antibacterial and antifungal activities of thymol: A brief review of the literature

A Marchese, IE Orhan, M Daglia, R Barbieri… - Food chemistry, 2016 - Elsevier
Abstract Thymol (2-isopropyl-5-methylphenol) is the main monoterpene phenol occurring in
essential oils isolated from plants belonging to the Lamiaceae family (Thymus, Ocimum …

Antibacterial and antibiofilm activity of methanolic plant extracts against nosocomial microorganisms

E Sánchez, C Rivas Morales, S Castillo… - Evidence‐Based …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Biofilm is a complex microbial community highly resistant to antimicrobials. The formation of
biofilms in biotic and abiotic surfaces is associated with high rates of morbidity and mortality …

Anticancer activity of Thymol: A literature‐based review and docking study with Emphasis on its anticancer mechanisms

MT Islam, ABR Khalipha, R Bagchi, M Mondal… - IUBMB …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
This review aims to summarize the anticancer effects of the natural monoterpene phenol
derivative of cymenethymol and its derivatives as well as further molecular docking study to …

Green synthesis of gold nanoparticles using Euphrasia officinalisleaf extract to inhibit lipopolysaccharide-induced inflammation through NF-κB and JAK/STAT …

Y Liu, S Kim, YJ Kim, H Perumalsamy… - International journal …, 2019 - Taylor & Francis
Background Gold nanoparticles (AuNPs) have potential applications in the treatment and
diagnosis process, which are attributed to their biocompatibility and high efficiency of drug …

[HTML][HTML] Antimicrobial effects of silver nanoparticles and extracts of Syzygium cumini flowers and seeds: Periodontal, cariogenic and opportunistic pathogens

WL de Carvalho Bernardo, MFG Boriollo… - Archives of oral …, 2021 - Elsevier
Objective This study aimed to analyze the antimicrobial effects of lyophilized hydroalcoholic
extract (HEScSeed and HEScFlower) and silver nanoparticles (AgNPs-HEScSeed and …

Essential oils and mono/bi/tri-metallic nanocomposites as alternative sources of antimicrobial agents to combat multidrug-resistant pathogenic microorganisms: An …

N Basavegowda, JK Patra, KH Baek - Molecules, 2020 - mdpi.com
Over the past few decades, many pathogenic bacteria have become resistant to existing
antibiotics, which has become a threat to infectious disease control worldwide. Hence, there …

Essential oils extracted from medicinal plants and their applications

DN Reddy - Natural Bio-Active Compounds: Volume 1: Production …, 2019 - Springer
Essential oils (EOs) are extracted from flowers, leaves, barks, roots, and fruits of the
medicinal plants using hydrodistilation or steam distillation and continuous solvent …

Promising essential oils/plant extracts in the prevention and treatment of dandruff pathogenesis

KMU Kumari, NP Yadav… - Current topics in medicinal …, 2022 - benthamdirect.com
Background: Dandruff is a scalp disorder affecting the male populace predominantly.
Topical agents and synthetic drugs used for dandruff treatment have specific side effects …

Thymol chemistry: A medicinal toolbox

Jyoti, D Dheer, D Singh, G Kumar… - Current Bioactive …, 2019 - benthamdirect.com
Background: Thymol is a natural phenolic monoterpenoid widely used in pharmaceutical
and food preservative applications. Thymol isomeric with carvacrol, extracted primarily from …