id author title date pages extension mime words sentences flesch summary cache txt cord-324217-secnz2ta Pasdaran, A. Volatile oils: Potential agents for the treatment of respiratory infections 2016-08-05 .txt text/plain 7698 407 35 The present chapter reviews natural traditional remedies used in the treatment of respiratory infections with the emphasis on antibacterial, antiviral, and antiinflammation activities of the volatile natural compounds (essential oils, etc.), and provides a brief view in some of structural activity relationships between antibacterial potencies and chemical structures of the essential oil's constituents. 10 Besides the antimicrobial activity of the essential oils in natural products, other characteristics such as high vapor pressure, low toxicity, and antiinflammatory potential create a worthwhile theme for using of these natural compounds for new drug development in respiratory infections. As a member of the phytochemicals, terpenoids have been observed as a model of lipid soluble agents, which have an impact on the activities of membrane catalyzed enzymes; for 3 SCREENING OF THE ANTIbACTERIAL EFFECTS OF ESSENTIAL OILS example, enzymes involved in respiratory pathways. 98 Among the natural chemical compounds, significant antiinflammatory activities of plant-based essential oil have been reported by many researchers, which showed the basis for folk and traditional uses of these herbs for treatment of inflammatory diseases. ./cache/cord-324217-secnz2ta.txt ./txt/cord-324217-secnz2ta.txt