Antimicrobial efficacy of extemporaneously prepared herbal mouthwashes.

ANTIMICROBIAL EFFICACY OF EXTEMPORANEOUSLY PREPARED HERBAL MOUTHWASHES. Recent Pat Drug Deliv Formul. 2015 Jun 7; Authors: Dua K, Sheshala R, Al-Waeli HA, Gupta G, Chellappan DK Abstract Natural products like plants and its components have been in use for treatment and cure of diseases all around the globe from ancient times much before the discovery of the current modern drugs. These substances from the nature are well known to contain components which have therapeutic properties and can also behave as precursors for the synthesis of potential drugs. The beneficial results from herbal drugs are well reported where their popularity in usage has increased across the globe. Subsequently developing countries are now recognizing the many positive advantages from their use which has engaged the expansion of R & D from herbal research. The flow on effect from this expansion has increased the awareness to develop new herbal products and the processes, throughout the entire world. Mouth washes and mouth rinses which have plant oils, plant components or extracts have generated particular attention. High prevalence of gingival inflammation and periodontal diseases, suggests majority of the patients practice inadequate plaque control. Of the currently available mouthwashes in the market, Chlorhexidine gluconate (CHX) has been investigated on a larger scale with much detail. CHX is associated with side effects like staining of teeth when use...
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