in this work, copper oxide nanoparticles have been synthesized via extractive rosmarinus officinalis leaves by simple and economic co-precipitation method at ambient conditions which it has used (ch3coo)2cu+h2o individually as cu sources. it was found that uniform copper oxide nanoparticles have been successfully produced at various temperature, namely 400, 600, and 800 0c. powder x-ray diffrac...

abstract background and purpose: in traditional medicine, herbal products still remain the principal source of pharmaceutical agents. the present study aimed to investigate the antifungal effects of echinophora platyloba and rosmarinus officinalis extracts on c. albicans species. materials and methods: the aqueous and ethanolic leaf extracts of e. platyloba and r. officinalis, collected from th...

The in vitro anti-Babesia canis activities of nine essential oils were investigated. Among the tested Achillea millefolium, Eugenia caryophyllus and Citrus grandis most active (IC50 values 51.0, 60.3 61.3 μg/mL, respectively). from Abies sibirica, Rosmarinus officinalis, Eucalyptus globulus, Cinnamonum zeylanicum, Mentha piperita Pinus sylvestris less 134.3, 237.3, 239.3, 367.9, 837.5 907.3 res...

The use of plants is as old as the mankind. Natural products are cheap and claimed to be safe. They are also suitable raw material for production of new synthetic agents. Rosemary (Rosmarinus officinalis Linn.) is a common household plant grown in many parts of the world. It is used for flavouring food, a beverage drink, as well as in cosmetics; in folk.medicine it is used as an antispasmodic i...

Constituents in rosemary have shown a variety of pharmacological activities for cancer chemoprevention and therapy in in vitro and in vivo models. In order to further explore the chemopreventive properties of crude extracts of rosemary (Rosmarinus officinalis L), we studied its anti-proliferative property on several human cancer cell lines and its antioxidant and anti-inflammatory properties in...

Spices and herbs have been used for many years by different cultures. The aim of the present study is (1) to investigate in-vitro antimicrobial effects of different spices and herbs (5 species: Rosmarinus officinalis (Rosemary), Coriandrum sativum (coriander), Micromeria fruticosa (L.) Druce subsp. Brachycalyx P.H. Davis (White micromeria), Cumium cyminum (cumin), Mentha piperita (Peppermint) a...

Essential oils are plant secondary metabolites possessing various pharmacological properties, primarily anti-oxidative, antimicrobial or immunomodulative, but they can exhibit toxic and allergic effects as well. The aim of this study was to compare the effects of Rosmarinus officinalis essential oil dietary administration in carrageenan paw oedema and trinitrobenzene sulfonic acid (TNBS) coliti...

Topical administration of Rosmarinus officinalis leaf extract (RO-ext, 2 mg/day/mouse) improved hair regrowth in C57BL/6NCrSlc mice that experienced hair regrowth interruption induced by testosterone treatment. In addition, RO-ext promoted hair growth in C3H/He mice that had their dorsal areas shaved. To investigate the antiandrogenic activity mechanism of RO-ext, we focused on inhibition of te...

Rosemary (Rosmarinus officinalis L.) is a popular herb in cooking, traditional healing, and aromatherapy. The essential oils of R. officinalis were obtained from plants growing in Victoria (Australia), Alabama (USA), Western Cape (South Africa), Kenya, Nepal, and Yemen. Chemical compositions of the rosemary oils were analyzed by gas chromatography-mass spectrometry as well as chiral gas chromat...

Management of stored-product insect using gamma radiation could be enhanced by other feasible control methods such as essential oils as potent alternatives to chemical insecticides. In this study, the efficiency of sub-lethal doses of essential oils from Rosmarinus officinalis L. combined with gamma radiation was verified to assess their enhanced toxicity against the adults of Tribolium castane...