Open AccessTraditionally used herbal medicines with antibacterial effect on Aggegatibacter actinomycetemcomitans: Boswellia serrata and Nigella sativa
Author(s) -
Bita Maraghehpour,
Mina Khayamzadeh,
Shamsoulmolouk Najafi,
Mohammadjavad Kharazifard
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
journal of indian society of periodontology (print)/journal of indian society of periodontology (online)
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.309
H-Index - 28
eISSN - 0975-1580
pISSN - 0972-124X
DOI - 10.4103/jisp.jisp_12_17
Subject(s) - nigella sativa , boswellia serrata , traditional medicine , medicine , antibacterial activity , significant difference , minimum bactericidal concentration , minimum inhibitory concentration , antibiotics , microbiology and biotechnology , biology , bacteria , alternative medicine , pathology , genetics
Since bacterial strains developed resistance against commonly used antibiotics and side effects became more serious, other alternatives have been postulated. There is an answer for this issue in ancient medicine. Many plants have been proved to provide antibacterial effect. In this study, Boswellia serrata (BS) and Nigella sativa (NS) were assessed to evaluate the antibacterial effect on Aggregatibacter actinomycetemcomitans (A.a) known as main pathogen of aggressive periodontitis.