Department of Periodontology, Faculty of Dental Sciences, SGT University, Gurgaon
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Online published on 17 July, 2017.
Advances in the field of alternative medicine have promoted the use of various natural products. Barberry is such product which has innumerable benefits in the field of medicine which has procured appreciable importance in clinical research. Barberry plant alkaloid, possesses various therapeutic properties. Barberry has been reported to be effective against a medly of disease. Berberine has demonstrated significant anti-bacterial activity Berberine's most common clinical uses include: diarrhea, intestinal parasites, and ocular trachoma infections. Herbal extracts have been successfully used in dentistry as tooth cleaning and antimicrobial plaque agents.
Alternative therapy, Dentistry, Barberry, Berberis Vulgaris
