many food products are perishable by nature and require protection from spoilage during their preparation, storage and distribution to give them desired shelf-life. because food products are now often sold in areas of the world far distant from their production sites, the need for extended safe shelf-life for these products has also expanded. currently, there is a strong debate about the safety...

oregano (origanum vulgare l.), a native plant from iran, belongs to lamiaceae family. this species is traditionally utilized as sedative, diuretic, sweater and antiseptic, it is also used to treat of gastrointestinal diseases and constipation. origanum species are widely used in spice industry. in this study, the essential oil of the aerial parts of a subspecies from this plant namely origanum ...

essential oil extracted from the leaves of myrtle, myrtus communis l. (myrtaceae)was tested in vitro for volatile toxicity against two stored-product insects (tribolium confusum and callosobruchus maculatus). the chemical composition of the plant oil was examined by gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (gc-ms). the major oil components were α-pinene (10.4%), α- terpineol (10.1%), linalool (9.0%...

Background & Aim: Foeniculum vulgare Mill. (Apiaceae) is a medicinal and aromatic plant. Various pharmacological experiments in vitro and in vivo models have convincingly showed F. vulgare ability in antifungal, antibacterial, antioxidant, antithrombotic and hepatoprotective activities. Experimental: The purpose of this study was to eval...

Background & Aim: Foeniculum vulgare Mill. (Apiaceae) is a medicinal and aromatic plant. Various pharmacological experiments in vitro and in vivo models have convincingly showed F. vulgare ability in antifungal, antibacterial, antioxidant, antithrombotic and hepatoprotective activities. Experimental: The purpose of this study was to eval...

The insecticidal activity of 54 plant essential oils against female Pediculus humanus capitis De Geer was examined using direct contact and fumigation methods, and compared with the lethal activity of delta-phenothrin and pyrethrum, two commonly used pediculicides. In a filter paper contact bioassay with female P. humanus capitis, the pediculicidal activity was more pronounced in eucalyptus, ma...

Bioassay guided fractionation of an antimycobacterial extract of Foeniculum vulgare var dulce (Apiaceae) led to the isolation and characterization of 5-hydroxyfurano-coumarin. The chemical structure of this compound was elucidated by 1H and 13C (1D and 2D) Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR) spectroscopy. In addition, the active fractions were analyzed by GC-MS and seventy eight compounds were ide...

Essential oils obtained from inflorescences of three Origanum vulgare L.ssp. hirtum (Link) Ietswaart samples, growing wild in different locations in Campania (Southern Italy), were analysed. Three chemotypes were found: the first, with a prevalence of carvacrol/thymol; the second, characterized by the prevalence of thymol/alpha-terpineol; the third, featuring a prevalence of linalyl acetate and...

Essential oil extracted from the leaves of Myrtle, Myrtus communis L. (Myrtaceae)was tested in vitro for volatile toxicity against two stored-product insects (Tribolium confusum and Callosobruchus maculatus). The chemical composition of the plant oil was examined by gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS). The major oil components were α-pinene (10.4%), α- Terpineol (10.1%), linalool (9.0%...