Background & Aim: Peppermint (Mentha piperita L.) oil is one of the most popular and widely used as an essential oil. The aim of this study was to identify of the chemical components of peppermint cultivated in Isfahan climatic conditions. Experimental: The aerial parts of the plants were collected from a filed in Meymeh, Isfahan province in 2012. The essential oil was extracted by a ...

background & aim: peppermint (mentha piperita l.) oil is one of the most popular and widely used as an essential oil. the aim of this study was to identify of the chemical components of peppermint cultivated in isfahan climatic conditions. experimental: the aerial parts of the plants were collected from a filed in meymeh, isfahan province in 2012. the essential oil was extracted by a cleven...

a thin layer solar drying method was compared with a traditional method (sun drying) of paddy drying, with their effects on quality characteristics of two varieties of iranian rice (kamphiroozi and sazandegi) studied. solar drying process was conducted in a passive, mixed mode type solar dryer at about 50ºc for 90 minutes. in sun drying method this process took 8-10 hours at a mean temperature ...

Introduction: Gastrointestinal Endoscopy is  as a diagnosis and treatment of gastrointestinal diseases in children. Due to severe response and spastic in  the muscles of the digestive tract is created during endoscopy,endoscopy is often face with difficult. The aim of this study is to evaluate peppermint impact in pyloric spasm in children undergo endoscopy.   Material and Methods: In this ...

The deoiled rice bran, industrial waste (paddy husk, potato peels and banana peels) and plasticizers were added to develop pellets after extrusion for their further use in preparing molds (pots) for horticultural use. Pellets were prepared by extrusion technology using glycerol and cashew nut shell liquid as plasticizers and were dried in a chamber with constant air circulation (1.5 m/sec). Dry...

This research was conducted to find out the effect of peppermint and basil as natural feed additives on broiler performance. The objective of the present study was to investigate the impact of the peppermint (Mentha pipreitae) and basil (Ocimum basilicum) as a feed additive on live body weight (LBW), body weight gain (BWG), feed intake (FI), feed conversion ratio (FCR), carcass weight, abdomina...

The acaricidal effect of eleven essential oils (Sweet basil, Common juniper, Atlas cedar, Coriander, Blue gum, European silver fir, Common lavender, Lemon, Peppermint, Scots pine, Summer savory) against poultry red mite Dermanyssus gallinae was tested in vitro using the direct contact method, at three different doses: 0.2 mg/cm2, 0.4 mg/cm2 and 0.6 mg/cm2. The results of the study revealed that...

Background & Aim:Peppermint known for its healing properties is a plant from the Labiatae family. Currently, different rates of nitrogenous fertilizers are used in production of peppermint while there is no precise information available about how much of nitrogen fertilizer is the optimum rate for this plant. The main purpose of this research was to evaluate the response of pep...