Effect of Jujube Honey on Candida albicans Growth and Biofilm Formation

Journal Article

Ghamdi, Ahmad Al Khazim Al . 2013

• المجلة \ الصحيفة: Archives of Medical Research
• رقم العدد: 5
• رقم الإصدار السنوي: 44
• الصفحات: 352–360

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impact on public health and the economy. Because of the
increasing prevalence of drug-resistant C. albicans, there is
an urgent need to develop alternative treatments for Candida
infections that are safe, effective and inexpensive.
Among all of the strategies that have been exploited to
overcome drug resistance, the use of natural substances
has shown particular promise, and many natural substances
have been found to have antifungal properties (9). Bee
products such as honey and propolis are rich sources of
essential bioactive compounds. Because of its medicinal
qualities, honey has been used for the management of many
diseases throughout the ages and has become a traditional
remedy for treating microbial infections and wounds
(10e14). The Talmud, the Old and New Testaments of
the Bible, and the Holy Qur’an (1400 years ago) mentioned
honey as a cure for diseases. A large chapter (SORA) presents
in the Holey Qur’an named BEE (Al Nahl) and part of
it says (And thy Holy LORD taught the bee to build its cells
in hills, on trees and in men’s habitations, then to eat of all
the produce of the earth and find with skill the spacious
paths of its LORD, there issues from within their bodies
a drink of varying colors, wherein is healing for men, verily
in this is a sign for those who give thought).