background : essential oils are the volatile fraction of aromatic and medicinal plants created after extraction by steam or water distillation. species of the genus citrus (rutaceae) have been widely used in traditional medicine as volatile oils and are currently the subject of numerous research. citrus essential oil consists of different terpens that have antitumor activities. this study deter...

Background & Aim: In present study, some of the Iranian endemic medicinal plants were used to evaluate potential as well as therapeutic agent and immunostimulants in aquaculture. The essential oils of five species from leaves and inflorescence were used to determinate the effects on immune system in rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss). Experimental: The experimental in a comp...

constant use of chemical fungicides has faced to increasing public concern regarding contamination of perishables with fungicidal residues, and proliferation of resistance in the pathogen populations. so recent researches in this area has focused on the development and evaluation of alternative control strategies to reduce dependency on synthetic fungicides. accordingly, in this research in vit...

Growth inhibition of Aspergillus fumigatus,Aspergillus flavus and Fusarum solani exposed to the essential oils including Thyme, Agastache and Satureja were studied. Disc Diffusion Method was used to evaluate the fungal growth inhibitory effects of the essential oils. Minimal inhibitory concentration (MIC) and minimal fungicidal concentration (MFC) of the oils were determined and compared with ...

background: in current study, chemical composition and antibacterial activity of leaves and flowers essential oils of origanum vulgare ssp. gracile against four food-borne pathogens including  escherichia coli, listeria monocytogenes, salmonella thyphimurium and staphylococcus aureus were examined. methods: the different organs (leaves and flowers) of o. vulgare ssp. gracile were harvested at f...

background: the leishmanicidal and cytotoxic activity of ten essential oils obtained from ten plant specimens were evaluated. methods: essential oils were obtained by the steam distillation of plant leaves without any prior processing. cytotoxicity was tested on j774 macrophages and leishmanicidal activity was assessed against four species of leishmania associated with cutaneous leishmaniasis ....

Background: Essential oils are very complex mixtures of compounds with variety of biological properties Objective: In the present study, the effect of Cumin (Cuminum cyminum), Sage (Salvia officinalis), Basil (Ocimum basilicum) essential oil at 250, 500, 750 and 1000 µL.L-1 and Thyme essential oil at 30, 60, 120, 250µL.L-1 on growth of Botrytis cinerea was investigated in in vitro condition. ...

Nowadays, many antibiotics are being used to control infectious diseases. Inappropriate use of antibiotics leads to emergence of resistant bacteria and problems such as a prolonged course of treatment. Medicinal plants and their derivatives, as a good source of treatment, are effective against drug resistance. In this study we have evaluated the antimicrobial activity of herbal essential oils o...

bioassays were conducted to assess the contact toxicity of two plant essential oils against adults of sitophilus granarius (l.) and tribolium confusum jacquelin du val. essential oils were extracted from seeds of carum copticum l. and cuminum cyminum l. contact toxicity was assessed by topical application and adult mortality was counted 1, 2, 6 and 24 h after exposure. bioassays were carried ou...