Volume : 12, Issue : 11, November – 2025
Title:
POLYHERBAL OILS: A CURE OF MYCOSIS
Authors :
Sakshi Siddharth Bhagat*, Janhavi Gopichand Basniwal, Mrs. Kavita Gaikwad, Dr. Kavita Kulkarni
Abstract :
From the ancient lifestyle of humankind the herbs are an essential compounds in curing the various kinds of diseases and improves the health and life cycle of the human. Herbs are the one of the prime sources of drugs in the present day and from long-established system of medicines. Herbal essential oils are known to prevent and treat the microbial infection which covers the fungal infections, viral infections and other skin ifecrtions or kinds of diseases. Fungal infections are the most common disease whole over the worldwide nations, with increased the used of antibiotics and immunosuppresive agents. It exceeds about 1.5 millions of deaths annually. These fungal infections are caused by fungi. The most common type of fungal infection is Candidiasis such as vulvovaginal candidiasis, oropharyngeal candidiasis etc. The most common species associated deadly invasive and superficial infections are Candida sp., Aspergillus sp., Cryptococcus sp. Candiasis is the opportunistic systemic fungal infection caused by fungus Candida, which occurs primarily when some aspect of the normal host defense is compromised. To treat fungal infections various categories of herbs are used. The most common drugs used are amphotericin B and other drugs like Ketoconazole, fluconazole and clotrimazole.
KEYWORDS: Polyherbal, oils, mycosis, Polyherbal oils, Candiasis, Cryptococcus sp etc.
Cite This Article:
Please cite this article in press Sakshi Siddharth Bhagat et al., Polyherbal Oils: A Cure Of Mycosis, Indo Am. J. P. Sci, 2025; 12(11).
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