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| Year : 2010 | Volume
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| More concerns on triphala mouthwash |
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Viroj Wiwanitkit
Wiwanitkit House, Bangkhae, Bangkok 10160, Thailand
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| Date of Web Publication | 12-Nov-2010 |
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How to cite this article:
Wiwanitkit V. More concerns on triphala mouthwash. Int J Ayurveda Res 2010;1:196 |
Sir,
I read with great interest a recent published work on triphala mouthwash by Tandon et al.[1] They concluded that there was no significant difference between triphala and chlorhexidine mouthwashes. [1] I agree that this work confirms the dental usefulness of triphala. The previous report also mentioned the counteraction on biofilm formed on tooth substrate. [2] However, there are some facts on the triphala to be known. Triphala has been recently reported to have an in vitro effect on drug modulating enzymes. [3] Disturbance on cytochrome P450 is mentioned, thereby the likelihood of herb-drug interactions, if these are administered concomitantly, can be expected. [3]
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| 1. | Tandon S, Gupta K, Rao S, Malagi KJ. Effect of Triphala mouthwash on the caries status. Int J Ayurveda Res 2010;1:93-9. 
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| 2. | Prabhakar J, Senthilkumar M, Priya MS, Mahalakshmi K, Sehgal PK, Sukumaran VG. Evaluation of antimicrobial efficacy of herbal alternatives (Triphala and green tea polyphenols), MTAD, and 5% sodium hypochlorite against Enterococcus faecalis biofilm formed on tooth substrate: An in vitro study. J Endod 2010;36:83-6.
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| 3. | Ponnusankar S, Pandit S, Babu R, Bandyopadhyay A, Mukherjee PK. Cytochrome P450 inhibitory potential of Triphala: A Rasayana from Ayurveda. J Ethnopharmacol 2010 [In press].
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Correspondence Address:
Viroj Wiwanitkit
Wiwanitkit House, Bangkhae, Bangkok 10160
Thailand
DOI: 10.4103/0974-7788.72498 PMID: 21170218
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