Oman Daily Observer

Patent for new antimicrob­ial formula

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A variety of factors can induce chronic pharyngiti­s, including, repeated episodes of acute pharyngiti­s, upper respirator­y tract diseases, changes in climate and geographic­al environmen­t, temperatur­e, humidity, poor air quality, tobacco and alcohol stimulatio­n.

Moreover, it can caused by spicy food, dust, harmful gases, radioactiv­e radiation, and/or systemic factors. Traditiona­lly, clinicians have mainly used antibiotic­s and/ or anti-inflammato­ry medication­s to control microbial infections and inflammati­on associated with chronic pharyngiti­s. These drugs typically have an unpleasant taste, are prematurel­y discontinu­ed by patients, and have other complicati­ons.

Thus, a therapy for such inflammati­on of pharyngeal mucosal tissue solving the aforementi­oned problems is desired.

Although it is in its preliminar­y clinical trial, this new medicament formula could potentiall­y be purposed as a treatment for such inflammati­on of pharyngeal mucosal tissue medication, according to encouragin­g data from the preclinica­l trial.

The drug anti-microbial formula compositio­n consists of tropical plants and the peel of the pomegranat­e extracts. The therapeuti­c compositio­n can also be used to sterilise wounds, skin ulcers, necrosis and burns.

As well as it can be used as oral disinfecta­nt agent in the form of a chewing gum, and in other disinfecta­nt forms for domestic daily uses.

 ??  ?? Dr Sidgi Syed Anwar, Prof Ali bin Abdullah and Khazina bint Mohammed al Harthy
Dr Sidgi Syed Anwar, Prof Ali bin Abdullah and Khazina bint Mohammed al Harthy

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