Wednesday, April 8, 2015

Essential Oils are an Effective Approach to Management of H. Pylori

Helicobacter pylori infection is extremely common worldwide: more than two-thirds of the world’s population is infected with this organism. H. pylori is recognized as the major etiological factor in chronic active type B gastritis, gastric ulcers, and gastric cancer


Analyzation the activities of 60 essential oils against H. pylori P1 and identified 30 oils that affected growth.  Lemongrass, cinnamon bark, vervein, and carrot seed were the most effective A marked inhibition of H. pylori P1 viability was  observed after 1 h, indicating that the effect is very fast. The most active essential oil was carrot seed oil. The inhibitory effects of the essential oils were even more pronounced after 24 h of contact,


 


http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC201172/



Essential Oils are an Effective Approach to Management of H. Pylori

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