the essential oils of aerial parts of three medicinal plants artemisia khorassanica podl., rosmarinus officinalis l. and mentha longifolia l. were isolated by hydrodistillation and investigated for their toxicity and repellency against tribolium confusum jacquelin du val. at 27 ± 1 ºc and 60 ± 5% rh in darkness. the mortality of the adults increased with concentration from 185 to 1111 μl/l air ...

The effect of nonthermal pulsed electric field (PEF) and thermal treatment (900C for 60s) was studied on quality parameters of Emblica officinalis juice for the period of 6 weeks at 40C using monopolar rectangular pulse of 1μs width. The PEF treatment was given using static chamber at 24kV/cm for 500μs. The quality of Emblica officinalis juice was investigated in terms of non enzymatic browning...

The hypoglycaemic activities of four water ethanol extracts (WEE) prepared from Bidens pilosa L., Salvia officinalis L., Psacalium peltatum H.B.K. (Cass) and Turnera diffusa Willd. were investigated in healthy and alloxan-diabetic mice. The WEE of S. officinalis significantly reduced the blood glucose of fasting normal mice 120 (15.7%) and 240 min (30.2%) after intraperitoneal administration (p...

Recent studies have highlighted the ecological, economic and social benefits assured by green roof technology to urban areas. However, green roofs are very hostile environments for plant growth because of shallow substrate depths, high temperatures and irradiance and wind exposure. This study provides experimental evidence for the importance of accurate selection of plant species and substrates...

Stachys officinalis L., palustris sylvatica L. (Lamiaceae) are widely used as herbal remedies. In this study, comparative assessment of the phenolic acids, flavonoids, anthocyanin, and tannins content, together with antioxidant activity extracts obtained from flowers, leaves stems was performed. Phenolic acids determined by HPLC method reached highest values in flower extract S. palustris, stem...

HIGHLIGHTS Essential oil contents of T. spicata, L. X Intermedia, S. macrantha and R. officinalis was determined. The main components these plants were monoterpenoid spicata showed strong effects against three microorganisms.

OBJECTIVE The objective of this study was to compare the antimicrobial effect of mouthwashes containing Calendula officinalis L., Camellia sinensis (L.) Kuntze and 0.12% chlorhexidine digluconate on the adherence of microorganisms to suture materials after extraction of unerupted third molars. MATERIAL AND METHODS Eighteen patients with unerupted maxillary third molars indicated for extractio...