Description: Respiratory tract infections (RTIs) are a common health problem that affects the different parts of the body which are involved in breathing, such as the sinuses, throat, airways or lungs. An upper respiratory tract infection a lower respiratory tract infection is the two most common classifications for this type of infection. Lower respiratory infections, such as pneumonia, are significantly more serious than upper respiratory infections, such as a cold. The airway above the glottis or voice cords is referred to as the upper respiratory tract, as is the airway above the cricoid cartilage. Upper respiratory infections occur more frequently than lower respiratory infections. The main causes are, influenza virus, measles, mumps, adenovirus, and corona viruses are the most common causes of respiratory infection. Bacterial pathogens are less common than viral pathogens, but they do exist and can include Streptococcus pneumoniae, Mycobacterium tuberculosis, klebsiella pneumoniae, Moraxella catarrhalis, Mycoplasma pneumoniae, Haemophilus influenzae, and Chlamydophila pneumoniae. Streptococcus pyogenes is the predominant bacterial pathogen in pharyngitis and tonsillitis. Antibiotics medicines are designed to treat bacterial and viral infections, but excess use and environmental changes the organisms are resistant to the medicine and did not work against them. So we need the alternative medication for the treatment of such contagious infection we knows that herbal therapies are most popular & very old art of healing from infectious disease. Therefore herbs are effective against the respiratory organism & amp; prefer all around the world because it has antimicrobial or antioxidant properties and it has no side effects. Keeping in view the importance of medicinal plants we design present work and select some important and active respiratory herbs for their antimicrobial potential against respiratory organisms using conventional methods. The following research will help to overcome the load of resistant microbes and used for future treatment.
Socio-Economic Benefits: This research support to decrease the socioeconomic burden of respiratory infections and to give ease the clinician to make the suitable strategies of the patient care.
Category: Medicinal Products – Natural medicinal products
Department: Microbiology