introduction cumin (cuminum cyminum l.) is an annual plant that commonly cultivated in arid and semiarid regions of iran. the crop has a wide range of uses including medicinal, cosmetic and food industry. cumin occupies about 26% of total area devoted to medicinal plants in iran. however, cumin is seriously affected by the fusarium wilt and blight diseases. the diseases usually increase under w...

The present work was designed to study the antioxidant activity and to identify the main active components of the essential oil of ajowan (Trachyspermum copticum) fruit. GC and GC-MS analyses of the essential oil showed the presence of eight compounds. The main constituents of the oil were thymol (43.7%), p-cymene (26.8%), and γ-terpinene (24.9%). The antioxidant and free radical scavenging act...

The essential oils are aromatic compounds found in various organs of plants and they are called volatile or essential oil due to evaporation due to air exposure. In this study, Coriander was extracted by Solvent-Free Microwave Extraction (SFME) in three powers 450, 600 and 800 watt and ultrasonic. Then, by gas chromatography/mass spectrometry, the extracted essential oil is evaluated. The highe...

background & aim: different species from mint family (lamiaceae) are used as spices and fragrance in food or as medicine against viral or microbial diseases in many countries for generation. lamiaceae family contains 46 genus and 410 species. one of the valuable and medicinal species of this family is ziziphora clinopodioides lam. this species contains the essential oil with pulegone as maj...

amyloid pathology is associated with fibril aggregation of different proteins which results in the progressive damage of affected organs. it is strongly believed that specific small molecules interfere with fibrillation by interacting with the amyloidogenic proteins. we had previously reported the strong and long-term inhibition of fibrillation of hen egg white lysozyme (hewl) by cuminum cyminu...

The essential oil from aerial parts of Ruta chalepensis L. (Sapindales: Rutaceae) was obtained by hydrodistillation, and its chemical profile was identified using gas chromatography and gas chromatography-mass spectrometry. Compounds, 2-undecanone (43.2%), 2-nonanone (27.9%), and 2-nonyl acetate (10.6%) were the major constituents of the oil. Biting deterrent activity of R. chalepensis essentia...

Casearia sylvestris (Salicaceae), popularly known as "guaçatonga", is a plant widely used in folk medicine to treat various diseases, including cancer. The present work deals with the chemical composition as well as the cytotoxic evaluation of its essential oil, its main constituent and derivatives. Thus, the crude essential oil from leaves of C. sylvestris was obtained using a Clevenger type a...

The objective of this study was to compare the oil extraction yield and essential oil composition of Indian and Iranian Nigella sativa L. extracted by using Supercritical Fluid Extraction (SFE) and solvent extraction methods. In this study, a gas chromatography equipped with a mass spectrophotometer detector was employed for qualitative analysis of the essential oil composition of Indian and Ir...

background & aim: ziziphora l. genus belongs to the lamiaceae family, which has important medicinal and aromatic plant species. in current study, essential oil chemical compositions of two ziziphora l. species (z. tenuior l. and z. clinopodioides lam.) were investigated. experimental: the flowering branches of z. tenuior and z. clinopodioides were collected in spring and summer 2011. the ae...