INTRODUCTION This study aimed to determine the effect of cumin powder on body composition and lipid profile in overweight and obese women. MATERIALS & METHODS In this randomized clinical trial, 88 overweight/obese women were randomly assigned into two groups. The experimental group was asked to have 3 g/d cumin powder with yogurt at two meals for 3 months. The same amount of yogurt minus cumi...

The chemical composition of the essential oil obtained from N. sativa was analyzed by GC/MS and the components identified were: p-cymene (22.05%) followed by α-thujene (6%), α-pinene (1.11%), camphene (11%), sabinene (1%), β-pinene (7%), β-myrcene (0.21%), α-phellandrene (0.45%), limonene (0.13), γ-terpinene (5.12%), terpinolene (0.23%), camphor (1%), carvone (0.32%), thymoquinone (20.32%), thy...

Ascosphaera apis is one of the major fungal pathogens of honey bee broods and the causative agent of Chalkbrood disease. The factors responsible for the pathogenesis of Chalkbrood disease are still not fully understood, and the increasing resistance of A. apis to commonly used antifungal agents necessitates a search for new agents to control this disease. The in vitro antifungal activities of 2...

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. ...