Monascus-fermented product has been used traditionally in Asian countries as food and medicine. Traditionally, Monascus-fermented rice was produced with cultivate Monascus sp. on steamed rice medium. During fermentation, Monascus sp. produce various metabolites. Beside pigments, Monascus sp. also produces monacolin K, monascin, dimerumic acid, etc which possess positive health impacts. Recent s…
Endoscopic sinus surgery (ESS) is probably one of most important therapies for chronic chinosinusitis (CRS). Satisfaction following ESS for CRS has been reported in up to 98% for CRS has been reported in up to 98% patients. The objective of this study was to compare the health-related quality of life of patients who underwent conventional sinus sugery with those who underwent endoscopic sinus s…
Abstract: Formulation of lozenges containing: A) green tea extract; B) green tea extract with sodium ascorbate; and C) green tea extract with grape seed extract have been carried out. Antioxidant activities were compared to the activity of raw active materials. Lozenges were tested for physical characteristics, hedonic values, dissolution rate, and stability during storage. Physical tests indic…
Terminalia muelleri Bench is a species of family Combretaceae. This family is widely used in traditional medicine to treat bacterial, fungal infections. However, traditional use of T. muelleri is not know up to now, as well as, its pharmacological activities. It is important to test extract of T. muelleri against several microbes. Extraction of leaf of T. muelleri using solvents of increasing p…
Pharyngeal tuberculosis is a rarely diagnosed case or it is frequently ignored and confused with other diseases such as midline granuloma fungal infections. Pharyngeal tuberculosis generally follows
Pharyngeal tuberculosis is a rarely diagnosed case or it is frequently ignored and confused with other diseases such as midline granuloma fungal infections. Pharyngeal tuberculosis generally follows