Myofascial Pain Syndrome Focused on the Upper Trapezius Muscle: A Comparative Randomized Controlled Trial of the Court-Type Traditional Thai Massage versus the Thai Hermit
27/03/2022โครงการ จากนวัตกรรมสู่การทำธุรกิจด้านผลิตภัณฑ์สุขภาพ กิจกรรมที่ 2 การประกวดและนำเสนอแผนการทำธุรกิจด้านผลิตภัณฑ์สุขภาพ
28/03/2022Evaluation of anti-inflammatory effect of Moringa oleifera lam. And Cyanthillium cinereum (less) h. rob. lozenges in volunteer smokers
List of authors
1 Cellular and Molecular Immunology Research Unit, Faculty of Allied Health Sciences, Naresuan University, Phitsanulok 65000, Thailand
2 Thai Traditional Medicine College, Rajamangala University of Technology Thanyaburi, Pathum Thani 12130, Thailand
3 Wang Thong Hospital, Phitsanulok 65130, Thailand
4 Center of Excellence for Innovation in Chemistry, Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Naresuan University, Phitsanulok 65000, Thailand
5 Faculty of Dentistry, Naresuan University, Phitsanulok 65000, Thailand
Abstract
Smokers have high plaque accumulation that initiates gingival inflammation and progresses to periodontitis. Thus, oral hygiene to control microbial plaque formation is an effective method of preventing gingivitis. Medicinal plants such as Moringa oleifera Lam. (MO) and Cyanthillium cinereum (Less.) H. Rob. (CC) have an anti-inflammatory effect that might improve oral health in smokers. This study evaluated the effect of MO leaf and CC extracts using MO lozenges and a combination of MO + CC lozenges on oral inflammation and gingivitis in volunteer smokers. Lozenges consisting of MO and CC extracts were developed and studied in vivo. The results showed that lozenges significantly reduced oral inflammation and gingivitis in volunteers. The gingival index (GI) of group III (MO + CC lozenges) significantly decreased, while the percentage decrease of oral inflammation in group II (MO lozenges) was significantly higher than the other groups. The percentage decrease of GI values in group II (MO lozenges) and group III (MO + CC lozenges) were significantly higher than the placebo group I. Our findings indicated that MO and MO + CC lozenges reduced oral inflammation and gingivitis and showed potential to improve oral health in smokers. View Full-Text
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Plants 2021, 10(7), 1336; https://doi.org/10.3390/plants10071336