Additive action of honey and starch against Candida albicans and Aspergillus nigerLaid Boukraa
Department of Veterinary Sciences, Faculty of Agro Veterinary Sciences, Ibn Khaldoun University of Tiaret, Algeria
Rev Iberoam Micol 24:309-11. 2007
..6% and 5.1% respectively. This study suggests that the amylase present in honey increases the osmotic effect in the media by increasing the amount of sugars and consequently increasing the antifungal activity...
- Phytochemicals to prevent inflammation and allergy
Yuva Bellik
Institute of Veterinary Sciences, Ibn Khaldoun University, Tiaret, 14000, Algeria
Recent Pat Inflamm Allergy Drug Discov 6:147-58. 2012
..The present article is a short review of recent patents on the role of phytochemicals in preventing inflammation and allergy...
- Synergistic effect of starch and royal jelly against Staphylococcus aureus and Escherichia coli
Laid Boukraa
Department of Veterinary Sciences, Faculty of Agro Veterinary Sciences, Ibn Khaldun University of Tiaret, Tiaret, Algeria
J Altern Complement Med 15:755-7. 2009
..To evaluate the synergistic action of starch on the antibacterial activity of royal jelly (RJ), a comparative method of adding RJ with and without starch to culture media was used...
- Additive activity of royal jelly and honey against Pseudomonas aeruginosa
Laid Boukraa
Department of Veterinary Sciences faculty of Agro Veterinary Sciences, Ibn Khaldoun University of Tiaret, Algeria
Altern Med Rev 13:330-3. 2008
..With increasing interest in the use of alternative therapies and as the development of antibiotic-resistant bacteria spreads, honey and RJ may receive renewed recognition as wound healers...
- Synergistic effect of starch on the antibacterial activity of honey
Laid Boukraa
Department of Veterinary Sciences, Faculty of Agro Veterinary Sciences, Ibn Khaldoun University of Tiaret, Tiaret, Algeria
J Med Food 11:195-8. 2008
..It is speculated that the amylase present in honey hydrolyzed the starch chains to randomly produce dextrin and maltose and that this increased the osmotic effect of the media, which consequently increased the antibacterial activity...
- Additive action of royal jelly and honey against Staphylococcus aureus
Laid Boukraa
Department of Veterinary Sciences, Faculty of Agro Veterinary Sciences, Ibn Khaldoun, University of Tiaret, Tiaret, Algeria
J Med Food 11:190-2. 2008
..When used jointly, all honey varieties had a more than 50% decrease in MIC with 1% (vol/vol) RJ. A strong linear correlation was noted between the MIC decrease of all varieties of honey and RJ...
- Synergistic action of starch and honey against Aspergillus niger in correlation with Diastase Number
Laid Boukraa
Department of Veterinary Sciences, Faculty of Agro Veterinary Sciences, Ibn Khaldoun University of Tiaret, Tiaret, Algeria
Mycoses 51:520-2. 2008
..When starch was incubated with honey and then added to media, an MIC drop was noticed with each variety and it ranged between 6% and 19.5%. Negative correlation has been established between the MIC drop and the Diastase Number...
- Synergistic action of starch and honey against Pseudomonas aeruginosa in correlation with diastase number
Laid Boukraa
Department of Veterinary Sciences, Faculty of Agro Veterinary Sciences Ibn Khaldoun, University of Tiaret, Tiaret, Algeria
J Altern Complement Med 14:181-4. 2008
..7% and 46.6%. No significant correlation has been established between the MIC drop and the diastase number...
- Sahara honey shows higher potency against Pseudomonas aeruginosa compared to north Algerian types of honey
Laid Boukraa
Department of Veterinary Sciences, Faculty of Agro Veterinary Sciences, Ibn Khaldoun University of Tiaret, Tiaret, Algeria
J Med Food 10:712-4. 2007
..These findings suggest that Sahara honey could be used for managing wounds and burns, which are mostly infected by P. aeruginosa...
- Recent patents on topical application of honey in wound and burn management
Mokhtar B Benhanifia
Institute of Veterinary Sciences, Ibn Khaldun University of Tiaret 14000 Tiaret, Algeria, Malaysia
Recent Pat Inflamm Allergy Drug Discov 5:81-6. 2011
..The present article is a short review of recent patents on the healing effect of honey in wound and burn management...
