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Potencial terapéutico de los extractos de plan- Therapeutic potential of plant extracts on geni-
tas en infecciones genitales tal infections
Resumen Abstract
Los productos naturales siguen siendo una importante Natural products remain an important basis for the devel-
base para el desarrollo de nuevas preparaciones. Su ac- opment of new formulations. Their antimicrobial activity
tividad antimicrobiana ha sido tema de distintos estudios. has been the subject of various studies.
Las infeciones son una de los principales motivos de con- Infections are one of the main reasons women visit a gy-
sulta especializada. Los produtos naturales son muy soli- necologist. Due to the increased microorganism resistance
citados por las mujeres que sufren moléstias infecciosas to classic antimicrobials, natural products are in demand
genitales crónicas, debido al aumento de resistencias de by women suffering from genital chronic infectious.
los microrganismos a los antimicrobianos clássicos que se In this article we review the most relevant studies on the
traduce por su ineficácia. antimicrobial activity of natural extracts and its individual
En este artículo hacemos una revisión de los estudios más constituents against microorganisms responsible for most
relevantes sobre la actividad antimicrobiana de extractos frequent genital infections in women: Candida spp. Gard-
naturales y de sus constituyentes individuales en micror- nerella vaginalis, Trichomonas vaginalis and human papil-
ganismos responsables por las infecciones genitales más loma virus. We also describe the relationship between the
frecuentes en la mujer: Candida spp. Gardnerella vaginalis, extracts chemical composition and its antimicrobial activ-
Trichomonas vaginalis y virus del papiloma humano. Se ity as well as the most important therapeutic formulations
describe la relación entre la composición de los extractos y developed.
su actividad antimicrobiana así como las más importantes
formulaciones terapêuticas desarrolladas. Keywords
Antimicrobial activity, therapeutic formulations, essential
Palabras clave
oils, genital infections, natural compounds, extracts of
Actividad antimicrobiana, formulaciones terapéuticas, plants.
aceites esenciales, infeciones genitales, compuestos na-
turales, extractos de plantas.
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