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  Aromatherapy alternatives for gynaecological pathologies: Recurrent vaginal candida and infection caused by the human papilloma virus

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  Scientific aromatherapy and integrated medicine are taking an increasingly greater role in the treatment of a number of infectious diseases for which conventional medicine has few effective solutions.  Powerless and faced with treatment failure, some therapists are actively seeking alternative effective active substances to resolve this inadequacy. When prescribed by competent scientists, essential oils that are chemically and chemotypically defined provide real opportunities with encouraging...

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  Antibacterial and antioxidant activities of Origanum compactum essential oil

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  In the present study, essential oil of Origanum compactum was analysed and its chemical composition was identified by gas chromatography coupled to mass spectrometry (GC-MS). Among thirty two assayed constituents, carvacrol (30.53%), thymol (27.50%) and its precursor g-terpinene (18.20%) were found to be the major components.

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  Antigenotoxic effects of three essential oils in diploid yeast (Saccharomyces cerevisiae) after treatments with UVC radiation

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  Essential oils (EOs) extracted from medicinal plants such as Origanum compactum, Artemisia herba alba and Cinnamomum camphora are known for their beneficial effects in humans. The present study was undertaken to investigate their possible antigenotoxic effects in an eukaryotic cell system, the yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae.

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  Genotoxicity and antigenotoxicity of some essential oils evaluated by wing spot test of Drosophila melanogaster

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  Essential oils extracted from the three medicinal plants; Helichrysum italicum, Ledum groenlandicum and Ravensara aromatica, together with their mixture were tested for their genotoxic and antigenotoxic activities against urethane, a well-known promutagen.

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  Functional and ultrastructural changes in Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Staphylococcus aureus cells induced by Cinnamomum verum essential oil

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  The effect of cinnamon bark essential oil on these two strains was evaluated by plate counts, potassium leakage, flow cytometry and transmission electron microscopy (TEM). Exposure to this oil induced alterations in the bacterial membrane of Ps. aeruginosa, which led to the collapse of membrane potential, as demonstrated by bis‐oxonol staining, and loss of membrane‐selective permeability, as indicated by efflux of K+ and propidium iodide accumulation.

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  Antimicrobial activities of commercial essential oils and their components against food‐borne pathogens and food spoilage bacteria

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  This study was undertaken to determine the in vitro antimicrobial activities of 15 commercial essential oils and their main components in order to pre‐select candidates for potential application in highly perishable food preservation.

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  Evaluation of three essential oils as potential sources of botanical fungicides

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  In previous study, thirty essential oils were evaluated in vitro against two citrus pathogens namely Penicillium italicum Wehmer and Penicillium digitatum Sacc. Essential oils of Cinnamomum zeylanicum, Cinnamomum verum and Eugenia caryophyllus were selected because of their high inhibitory activities against both pathogens. The present study was undertaken to evaluate the in vivo activity of these essential oils. 

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  The impact of oregano (Origanum heracleoticum) essential oil and carvacrol on virulence gene transcription by Escherichia coli O157:H7

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  The aim of the current study was to determine, via reverse transcription quantitative polymerase chain reaction (RT-qPCR) analysis, the effect of oregano essential oil (Origanum heracleoticum) and carvacrol, its major component, on the expression of virulence-associated genes in enterohaemorrhagic Escherichia coli (EHEC) O157:H7 ATCC strain 35150. 

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