Phytotherapy in Streptococcus agalactiae: An Overview of the Medicinal Plants Effective against Streptococcus agalactiae

Streptococcus agalactiae is a spherical and Gram-positive bacterium that causes postpartum sepsis, endometritis, chorioamnionitis and premature delivery in pregnant women. The use of herbs and natural ingredients for the treatment of various disorders has been common. The present review is a report on the medicinal plants with anti-Streptococcus agalactiae effects. In this review, the search was carried out in Web of Science, PubMed, Scopus, Google Scholar and Science direct by keywords such as bacteria, Streptococcus agalactiae and medicinal plants. According to the search results, 10 medicinal plants are used as anti-bacterial against Streptococcus agalactiae. Results of this study suggest that the active ingredients listed in this review paper used for pharmacological studies on Streptococcus agalactiae so it can produce effective natural antibiotic for the future

An overview of the most important medicinal plants with anti-toothache property based on ethnobotanical sources in Iran

Tooth is an organ exposed to pain with infection and other factors. Today toothache has great widespread. With the advancement of science, tendency of people to return the environment has increased so that environment orientation by increasing acceleration has become to the global phenomenon. Medicinal plants in the treatment of dental pain have been shown to be useful so in this study we tried to identify and report the medicinal plants used in traditional medicine resources to treat toothache. In this review, search for articles by keyword of toothache, Ethnobotanical, Iran and medicinal plants was carried out. Search wasdone in databases such as Scopus, ISC, SID, magiran, and a number of the other data base. Based on results obtained from the review of Iran ethnobotanical texts, it was found that Iran's 28 native medicinal plants are used to treat toothache. The present of the compounds in presented plants (Iran's 28 native medicinal plants) may indicate that the pain relief of these plants might be due to flavonoids. © 2017, Pharmainfo Publications. All rights reserved

An overview of the most important medicinal plants used as Mouth Freshener

Bad odor, is unpleasant odor that going out along the expiration from the nose or mouth. Halitosis or bad odor is a common and distressing symptom for patients and their families or freinds, and its effects on social, job and family relationships are difficult. Since the medicinal plants are used the treat variety of diseases, in this study, it was tried to identify and report medicinal plants that are used in Iran Ethnobotanical foe bad odor of the mouth. In this review, search for articles by keywords of Mouth, teeth, mouth freshener, Ethnobotanical, Iran and medicinal plants was carried out. Search from databasesincluding Scopus, ISC, SID, magiran, and a number of the other data base wer done. According to the documents for Iran ethnobotany, 13 important medicinal plants are used to eliminate bad odor. Medicinal plants such as frankincense, oregano, clove East fluffy clove, ephedra, parsley, rosemary and other are the most important medicinal plants to eliminate halitosis. Probably these medicinal plants have the essence and aromatic oil and effective medicinal materials to eliminate halitosis. © 2017, Pharmainfo Publications. All rights reserved

Phytotherapy for Streptococcus pyogenes

Streptococcus pyogenes is a gram-positive extracellular bacteria. S. pyogenes can cause skin and upper respiratory tract infections that lead to certain complications such as rheumatic fever, impetigo, scarlet fever, and glomerulonephritis. Nowadays, increasing development of antibiotic resistance is being addressed as one of the most important and challenging medical issues. The use of medicinal plants to treat diseases dates back to thousands of years ago. The aim of the current review is to report medicinal plants with antibacterial effects against S. pyogenes. To achieve this purpose, bacterium, Streptococcus pyogenes, and medicinal plants were used as search terms to retrieve relevant publications from the Institute for Scientific Information of Web of Science, PubMed, Scopus, Google Scholar, and ScienceDirect. According to the findings, 82 medicinal plants were reported to have antibacterial effects against S. pyogenes. Hence these medicinal plants also have antimicrobial activities. The antibacterial properties of the herbal plants reported in this review have been confirmed, this active ingredients of these plants are natural antibiotics. © 2017, Pharmainfo Publications. All rights reserved

Systematic review for phytotherapy in Streptococcus Mutans

Streptococcus mutans is one of the bacteria that are a major cause of tooth decay. Streptococcus mutans plays a special role in plaque formation and tooth decay. S. mutans, which is a gram-positive cocci and encapsulated bacterium, produces acid and is considered as an extracellular glucan polymer. Medicinal plants are of special value and importance in securing health status at the society level in terms of both treatment and prevention of human diseases and are as old as human history. The present review study reports on medicinal plants that are used as antibacterials against S. mutans. In this study, the search process was done using keywords, such as bacteria, Streptococcus mutans, and medicinal plants. Databases such as ISI Web of Science, PubMed, Scopus, Google Scholar and Science Direct were searched and the relevant articles were used for reviewing purposes. Based on the results, there are 48 medicinal plants with anti-S. mutans effects. © 2017, Pharmainfo Publications. All rights reserved

Streptococcus Pneumonia phytotherapy

Streptococcus pneumoniae belongs to gram-positive coccus family of Streptococcaceae from Streptococcus viridans group. Streptococcus pneumoniae is a bacterium that causes infections such as sinusitis, ear infection and earache, septicemia, pneumonia, and meningitis. Plants are rich sources of bioactive compounds, hence are effective in a wide variety of diseases. Paying special attention toward more medicinal herbs is due to the promising effects of plants in prevention and/or treatment of diseases. The present review is in fact a report of the most effective medicinal plants on Streptococcus pneumonia. In this research, search was carried out by using the key words such as bacteria, Streptococcus pneumoniae and medicinal plants. Databases of Web of Science, PubMed, Scopus, Google Scholar, and Science direct were used to search, and related articles were used to review. Based on the results of the review on the texts, 13 medicinal herbs are the most important herbs with antibacterial properties against Streptococcus pneumonia. © 2009-2016, JGPT

Medicinal plants used for hypertension

Hypertension is one of the most important diseases in industrialized and developing countries. Statistics show that more than seven million people worldwide are affected by this disease each year. Hypertension is the third cause of death in the world. Chemical medicines used for hypertension usually have side effects, so, the use of medicinal herbs as natural and healthy source of medicines appears essential. In the review, first, the search was done by keywords such as blood pressure, medicinal herbs, extracts, essences, ethnobotanical and Iran from scientific databases, and databases such as Google Scholar, SID, etc. Related articles were selected for review. After reviewing the papers of this study, eventually 42 medicinal herbs including sage, barberry, eastern grapes, yarrow, hawthorn, rhubarb, sheng, olive, rhubarb, buckwheat, spring chamomile, milk thistle, jujube, strawberry, ziziphus, indole, besides, garlic, fennel, almonds, etc. have been recommended in the treatment of hypertension. © 2017, Pharmainfo Publications. All rights reserved