Phenol-Rich Compounds Sweet Gel: A Statistically More Effective Antibiotic than Cloxacillin Against Pseudomonas Aeruginosa.
OBJECTIVE
The purpose of this study was to obtain a natural antibiotic from Phenol-rich compounds; for the dressing and the treatment of chronic wounds.


METHODS
The Phenol-rich compound sweet gel was prepared by blending four natural herbal extracts,Acacia catechu(L.F.), Momia (Shilajit),Castanea sativa, andEphedra sinica stapf, with combination of a sweet gel medium, including honey, maple saps,Phoenix dactylifera L. (date), pomegranate extract andAzadirachta indicagum as a stabilizer. The combinations were screened by using a well-diffusion assay with cloxacillin as a control. Pseudomonas spp. was tested with our novel antimicrobial compound. The zones of inhibition in agar culture were measured for each individual component and for the compound, and the results were compared with those of the control group which had been treated with cloxacillin. Data were expressed as means ± standard deviations. Quantitative analyses were performed using the pairedt-test.


RESULTS
The antibiotic effect of the Phenol-rich compound sweet gel was statistically shown to be more significant than that of cloxacillin againstPseudomonas aeruginosa(P< 0.05).


CONCLUSIONS
Our novel approach to fighting the antibiotic resistance of Pseudomonas proved to be successful. The Phenol-rich compound sweet gel was found to be suitable for use as an alternative medicine and bioactive dressing material, for the treatment of patients with various types of wounds, including burns, venous leg ulcers, ulcers of various etiologies, leg ulcers on the feet of diabetic, unhealed graft sampling sites, abscesses, boils, surgical wounds, necrotic process, post-operative and neonatal wound infection, and should be considered as an alternative to the usual methods of cure.
Department of Integrative Medicine, Dubai Specialized Medical Center & Medical Research Lab, affiliated with Dubai Medical College and Dubai Pharmacy College, Dubai, United Arab Emirates.
Mehrab
M
Dashtdar
Emergency Department, International Modern Hospital, Dubai, United Arab Emirates.
Mohammad Reza
MR
Dashtdar
Shiraz University of Medical Science, Shiraz, Iran.
Babak
B
Dashtdar
Department of Medical Sciences, Dubai Pharmacy College, United Arab Emirates.
Gazala Afreen
GA
Khan
Dubai Specialized Medical Center & Medical Research Lab, Dubai, United Arab Emirates.
Karima
K
Kardi
 Pseudomonas aeruginosa;  chronic ulcer;  nosocomial infections;  phenolic-rich compound herbal medicine; bioactive dressing
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