Mankind has used plants for different purposes, such as disease prevention and treatment,
among them. Ancient folk medicine has taken advantage of some of their effects against …

Leishmaniases is a tropical disease caused by protozoa of the genus Leishmania for which
the current treatment is expensive, besides increasing reports of parasite resistance. This …

Essential oils (EOs) are known for their use in cosmetics, food industries, and traditional
medicine. This study presents the chemical composition and therapeutic properties against …

In the present study, an extensive in vitro antimicrobial profiling was performed for three
medicinal plants grown in Cuba, namely Simarouba glauca, Melaleuca leucadendron and …

Trichinellosis is a serious disease with no satisfactory treatment. We aimed to assess the
effect of myrrh (Commiphora molmol) and, for the first time, thyme (Thymus vulgaris L.) …

One of the most common drugs used against a wide variety of anaerobic protozoan
parasites is metronidazole. However, this drug is mutagenic for bacteria and is a potent …

Leishmaniasis is a tropical parasitic disease that affects up to 12 million people worldwide.
Current chemotherapies have limitations such as toxicity, high cost, and parasite resistance …

In this paper we propose an in situ forming ionically cross-linked alginate (Alg) hydrogel
delivering a Tea Tree Oil microemulsion (Me TTO) and potentially useful as an advanced …

Six new antimicrobial peptides structurally related to the dermaseptin family have been
isolated from the skin secretion of the amphibian Phyllomedusa hypochondrialis. The …

Over the past few decades, complementary and alternative treatments have become
increasingly popular worldwide. The purported therapeutic characteristics of natural …