The Chemical Compositions of the Volatile Oils of Garlic (Allium sativum) and Wild Garlic (Allium vineale)

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Satyal P, Craft JD, Dosoky NS, Setzer WN Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine, 2017 ABSTRACT: Garlic, Alliumsativum, is broadly used around the world for its numerous culinary and medicinal uses. Wild garlic, Allium vineale, has been used as a substitute for garlic, both in food as well as in herbal medicine. The present study investigated the… Read more »

The essential oil of Allium sativum as an alternative agent against Candida isolated from dental prostheses

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Mendoza-Juache A, Aranda-Romo S, Bermeo-Escalona JR, Gómez-Hernández A, Pozos-Guillén A, Sánchez-Vargas LO Ibero-American Journal of Mycology, 2017 ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND: The colonization of the surfaces of dental prostheses by Candida albicans is associated with the development of denture stomatitis. In this context, the use of fluconazole has been proposed, but its disadvantage is microbial resistance. Meanwhile, the… Read more »