Open AccessPunica granatum as a salutiferous superfruit in the treatment of oral candidiasis – An in-vitro study
Author(s) -
Kunal Kumar,
S Shiny Samlin,
B. Siva,
R Sudharshan,
A Vignesswary,
K Divya
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
journal of oral and maxillofacial pathology/journal of oral and maxillofacial pathology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.455
H-Index - 25
eISSN - 1998-393X
pISSN - 0973-029X
DOI - 10.4103/jomfp.jomfp_268_19
Subject(s) - clotrimazole , punica , antifungal , agar , agar diffusion test , traditional medicine , in vitro , chemistry , minimum inhibitory concentration , biology , medicine , microbiology and biotechnology , biochemistry , escherichia coli , genetics , bacteria , gene
The rise in the incidence of clinical resistance to antifungal therapy and failure to respond in recent years underscores the need for a time-honored approach to treat the disease using natural drugs instead of synthetic drugs, which have lesser adverse effects and good patient response. Punica granatum (pomegranate) is a fruit that has admirable medicinal value.