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ArticleIndian journal of pharmacology

Comparative effect of manuka honey on anaerobic parasitic protozoans with standard drug therapy under

Shweta Sinha, Ajay Prakash, Rakesh Sehgal, Bikash Medhi

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Article in Indian journal of pharmacology. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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6citing papers in PubMed
1.2field-weighted citation impact, top 24% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

6 citing papers in PubMed, 13 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Shweta SinhaDepartment of Medical Parasitology, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India.
Ajay PrakashDepartment of Pharmacology, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India.
Rakesh SehgalDepartment of Medical Parasitology, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India.
Bikash MedhiDepartment of Medical Parasitology, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India.
Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research · IN

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundFrom the past five decades, metronidazole and tinidazole have been used for treating nonresistant and resistant giardiasis and trichomoniasis. However, due to the occurrence of drug resistance to standard therapy idealizes us to explore some additional therapies which is cost-effective, easy accessibility, and natural which has least side effects. Manuka honey obtained from

objectiveThe present study was conducted to find out the effect of manuka honey on anaerobic protozoans that includes MATERIALS AND

methodsAxenic culture of

resultsThe result showed that percentage inhibition on the growth of both the parasites is dependent on concentration as well as exposure time of the drug. The calculated IC

conclusionThe present study suggests that manuka honey can be used as an additional therapy for the patient with giardiasis or trichomoniasis. However,

Indexed as

HoneyAntiprotozoal AgentsGiardia lambliaGiardiasisInhibitory Concentration 50LeptospermumMetronidazoleTime FactorsTinidazoleTrichomonas InfectionsTrichomonas vaginalisAntiprotozoal AgentsMetronidazoleTinidazole(3-(4,5-Dimethylthiazol-2-yl)-2,5-diphenyltetrazolium bromideGiardia lambliain vitromanuka honeymetronidazoletinidazoleTrichomonas vaginalis

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PMID30505056
PMCPMC6234710
OpenAlexW2898621910

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