| dc.contributor.author | Maravelia, Alicia | |
| dc.contributor.author | Faviou, Elsa | |
| dc.contributor.author | Magiorkinis, Emmanuel | |
| dc.contributor.author | Filianos, Markos | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2025-02-20T09:16:44Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2025-02-20T09:16:44Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2024 | |
| dc.identifier.issn | 1214-3189 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11956/196926 | |
| dc.language.iso | en | cs |
| dc.publisher | Univerzita Karlova, Filozofická fakulta | cs |
| dc.subject | Kyphi (kApt) | cs |
| dc.subject | incense | cs |
| dc.subject | medicines | cs |
| dc.subject | censing | cs |
| dc.subject | fumigation | cs |
| dc.subject | Escherichia coli | cs |
| dc.subject | Candida albicans | cs |
| dc.subject | Staphylococcus hominis | cs |
| dc.subject | Staphylococcus epidermidis | cs |
| dc.subject | Morganella morganii | cs |
| dc.subject | Klebsiella pneumoniæ | cs |
| dc.subject | microbiology | cs |
| dc.subject | experiments | cs |
| dc.title | Laboratory testing of the antimicrobial effects of kyphi on a variety of micro‑organisms | cs |
| dc.type | Vědecký článek | cs |
| dcterms.accessRights | openAccess | |
| dcterms.license | http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/2.0/ | |
| uk.abstract.en | Kyphi (kApt/kApw) was used as both incense and medicament during a very long period in ancient Egypt, as is
attested in Papyrus Ebers and other sources. The present work is a continuation of recent papers and a book
concerning the comparative study of the ancient Egyptian kyphi and the Orthodox Holy Chrism, with freshly
confected kyphi containing all its 16 ingredients, at the premises of the Oenological Chemical Laboratory of the
Agricultural University of Athens. Based on the recent results obtained from two independent Laboratories,
this study attempts, in a third independent Laboratory, both to replicate a part of the previous experiments
and to extend the scientific investigation, comparing the effectiveness of ancient Egyptian kyphi and pure
smoke on other micro‑organisms. The possible antimicrobial effects of pure smoke and of kyphi‑smoke are
investigated by performing fumigation experiments on bacterial and fungal cultures. Thus, the antifungal
and antimicrobial activity of kyphi is studied by performing fumigation experiments to cultivations of Morga‑
nella morganii W. ssp morganii [Gram (–) bacterium], Escherichia coli M. [Gram (–) bacterium], Staphylococcus
hominis K.&S. ssp hominis [Gram (+) coccus], Staphylococcus epidermidis W.&W. [Gram (+) coccus], Klebsiella
pneumoniæ S.&T. ssp pneumoniae [Gram (–) bacterium], and Candida albicans (R.) B. [Gram (+) fungus] in
different conditions. The results show that the action of fumigation (pure smoke and kyphi) on selective and
differential culture media has almost no effect on the growth of micro‑organisms. However, there is a clear
direct effect of smoke (pure smoke and kyphi) on the micro‑organisms that appears stronger with kyphi in
all dilutions (and mostly in 1/1000). The experimental data reinforce the evidence from previous studies that
the impact of kyphi on yeasts is mostly greater than that on bacteria and cocci, with indeed notable results
at the 1/1000 dilution. The addition of all components of kyphi did not negate its antimicrobial activity but
enhanced it, mainly against Gram (–) bacteria and less against Gram (+) cocci. Thus, the antimicrobial action
of kyphi should be considered collectively, together with all its ingredients. | cs |
| dc.publisher.publicationPlace | Praha | cs |
| uk.internal-type | uk_publication | |
| dc.description.startPage | 23 | cs |
| dc.description.endPage | 48 | cs |
| dcterms.isPartOf.name | Pražské egyptologické studie | cs |
| dcterms.isPartOf.journalYear | 2024 | |
| dcterms.isPartOf.journalVolume | 2024 | |
| dcterms.isPartOf.journalIssue | 1 | |
| dcterms.isPartOf.issn | 1801-3899 | |
| dc.relation.isPartOfUrl | https://pes.ff.cuni.cz | |
