Brucellosis: Pathophysiology and new promising treatments with medicinal plants and natural antioxidants
Brucellosis is an old, infectious and common zoonosis whose causative agents are Gramnegative bacteria from the Brucella genus. Brucellosis is transmitted through direct contact with infected animals or using unpasteurized dairy products of goats, pigs, camels, sheep, buffalo and cows. Brucellosis i...
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ftdoajarticles:oai:doaj.org/article:adc00d932e094cd39e81dcbb2db2966c 2023-05-15T15:07:45+02:00 Brucellosis: Pathophysiology and new promising treatments with medicinal plants and natural antioxidants Mohsen Alizadeh Ali Safarzadeh Mahmoud Bahmani Fatemeh Beyranvand Mehdi Mohammadi Kimia Azarbaijani Mahmoud Rafieian-Kopaei Saber Abbaszadeh 2018-01-01T00:00:00Z https://doi.org/10.4103/1995-7645.246336 https://doaj.org/article/adc00d932e094cd39e81dcbb2db2966c EN eng Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications http://www.apjtm.org/article.asp?issn=1995-7645;year=2018;volume=11;issue=11;spage=597;epage=608;aulast=Alizadeh https://doaj.org/toc/2352-4146 2352-4146 doi:10.4103/1995-7645.246336 https://doaj.org/article/adc00d932e094cd39e81dcbb2db2966c Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Medicine, Vol 11, Iss 11, Pp 597-608 (2018) brucellosis undulant fever malta fever herbal drugs phytotherapy antioxidant Arctic medicine. Tropical medicine RC955-962 article 2018 ftdoajarticles https://doi.org/10.4103/1995-7645.246336 2022-12-31T06:00:09Z Brucellosis is an old, infectious and common zoonosis whose causative agents are Gramnegative bacteria from the Brucella genus. Brucellosis is transmitted through direct contact with infected animals or using unpasteurized dairy products of goats, pigs, camels, sheep, buffalo and cows. Brucellosis is still the most common zoonosis in the world, with most of cases occurring in developing countries. Today, an approach to traditional medicine and medicinal plants, especially with regards to the repeated recommendations of the World Health Organization, is a necessity. One-third of chemical drugs are produced by using plants and there is a high potential to produce more drugs from plants. Medicinal plants are helpful in the management of various conditions, especially bacterial diseases. Although there is not enough scientific evidence regarding the clinical effectiveness of herbal drugs for the treatment of brucellosis, there is strong evidence on the antimicrobial effects of herbal drugs to prevent infection. Therefore, this article seeks to describe the antibacterial effects of some plant-derived essential oils or extracts, so that they can serve as promising choices to develop new anti-Brucella medications, as suitable alternatives to conventional antibiotics for brucellosis, as much as possible, taking into account the benefits of these herbal drugs. Article in Journal/Newspaper Arctic Directory of Open Access Journals: DOAJ Articles Arctic Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Medicine 11 11 597 |
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Brucellosis is an old, infectious and common zoonosis whose causative agents are Gramnegative bacteria from the Brucella genus. Brucellosis is transmitted through direct contact with infected animals or using unpasteurized dairy products of goats, pigs, camels, sheep, buffalo and cows. Brucellosis is still the most common zoonosis in the world, with most of cases occurring in developing countries. Today, an approach to traditional medicine and medicinal plants, especially with regards to the repeated recommendations of the World Health Organization, is a necessity. One-third of chemical drugs are produced by using plants and there is a high potential to produce more drugs from plants. Medicinal plants are helpful in the management of various conditions, especially bacterial diseases. Although there is not enough scientific evidence regarding the clinical effectiveness of herbal drugs for the treatment of brucellosis, there is strong evidence on the antimicrobial effects of herbal drugs to prevent infection. Therefore, this article seeks to describe the antibacterial effects of some plant-derived essential oils or extracts, so that they can serve as promising choices to develop new anti-Brucella medications, as suitable alternatives to conventional antibiotics for brucellosis, as much as possible, taking into account the benefits of these herbal drugs. |
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Brucellosis: Pathophysiology and new promising treatments with medicinal plants and natural antioxidants |
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