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In Antiquity, trees and herbs were harvested for culinary and medicinal\npurposes, and from the everyday handling of products and keen observation, a great body of wisdom was derived by philosophers\nand physicians. With modern day techniques, the suspected properties of compounds have been investigated\nand the beneficial properties tested. From these studies it is apparent that olive oil, herbs, essential oils and metals, when\nused with the backing of scientific knowledge can improve human health and the standards of living while respecting the\nenvironment. Nowadays, proliferation of disinfectants and antimicrobial agents in domestic, industrial and medical environments\nhas contributed to the appearance of resistant microbial strains and of new pathogens. Since regulators have restricted\nthe use and concentrations of many preservatives, sanitizers, and antimicrobial agents, the food industry is facing\na problem to extend the shelf-life of products, and to keep the manufacturing environment clean. The application of natural\ncompounds and simple techniques developed by ancient Mediterranean civilizations may prove as useful as more\nmodern synthetic substances, thus avoiding potential threats to human health and the environment.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.2174\/1874070700802010235","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2008,11,25]],"date-time":"2008-11-25T12:35:27Z","timestamp":1227616527000},"page":"235-246","update-policy":"http:\/\/dx.doi.org\/10.2174\/crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":11,"title":["Ancient Procedures for the High-Tech World: Health Benefits and Antimicrobial Compounds from the Mediterranean Empires"],"prefix":"10.2174","volume":"2","author":[{"given":"Carla C.C.R.","family":"de Carvalho","sequence":"first","affiliation":[]},{"given":"Maria Jos\u00e9","family":"Caramujo","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[]}],"member":"965","container-title":["The Open Biotechnology Journal"],"original-title":[],"language":"en","link":[{"URL":"https:\/\/openbiotechnologyjournal.com\/contents\/volumes\/V2\/TOBIOTJ-2-235\/TOBIOTJ-2-235.pdf","content-type":"application\/pdf","content-version":"vor","intended-application":"text-mining"},{"URL":"https:\/\/openbiotechnologyjournal.com\/contents\/volumes\/V2\/TOBIOTJ-2-235\/TOBIOTJ-2-235.xml","content-type":"application\/xml","content-version":"vor","intended-application":"text-mining"},{"URL":"https:\/\/openbiotechnologyjournal.com\/contents\/volumes\/V2\/TOBIOTJ-2-235\/TOBIOTJ-2-235.pdf","content-type":"unspecified","content-version":"vor","intended-application":"similarity-checking"}],"deposited":{"date-parts":[[2019,9,26]],"date-time":"2019-09-26T20:33:41Z","timestamp":1569530021000},"score":1,"resource":{"primary":{"URL":"https:\/\/openbiotechnologyjournal.com\/VOLUME\/2\/PAGE\/235\/"}},"subtitle":[],"short-title":[],"issued":{"date-parts":[[2008,11,18]]},"references-count":0,"journal-issue":{"issue":"1","published-print":{"date-parts":[[2008,11,18]]}},"alternative-id":["TOBIOTJ-2-235"],"URL":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.2174\/1874070700802010235","relation":{},"ISSN":["1874-0707"],"issn-type":[{"value":"1874-0707","type":"print"}],"subject":[],"published":{"date-parts":[[2008,11,18]]},"assertion":[{"value":"Peer Reviewed","order":0,"name":"review_status","label":"Review Status","group":{"name":"peer_review_details","label":"Peer Review Details"}},{"value":"Single blind","order":1,"name":"review_process","label":"Review Process","group":{"name":"peer_review_details","label":"Peer Review Details"}},{"value":"Checked with iThenticate","order":0,"name":"screening_status","label":"Screening Status","group":{"name":"plagiarism_screening","label":"Plagiarism Screening"}},{"value":"2008-09-01","order":0,"name":"received","label":"Received","group":{"name":"publication_history","label":"Publication History"}},{"value":"2008-10-22","order":1,"name":"revised","label":"Revised","group":{"name":"publication_history","label":"Publication History"}},{"value":"2008-10-28","order":2,"name":"accepted","label":"Accepted","group":{"name":"publication_history","label":"Publication History"}},{"value":"2008-11-18","order":3,"name":"published","label":"Published","group":{"name":"publication_history","label":"Publication History"}}]}}