<strong>ABSTRACT. </strong>Anise seeds can be processed into essential oils by steam distillation and solvent extraction. This research aims to produce a high oil yield determining the optimum conditions of extraction, extracting anise according conditions, producing with good quality based on 90% alcohol solubility analysis, analyzing acid number, conducting GC-MS analysis. The Act...

Periplaneta americana (Blattodea:Blattidae) toxicity of 17 different plant-based essential oil against, adults were investigated. Used oils Lavendula angustifola (Lamiaceae), Zingiber officinale (Zingiberaceae), Citrus bergamia (Rutaceae), Juniperus virginiana (Cupressaceae), Piper nigrum (Piperaceae), Curcuna longa Betula lenta (Betulaceae), Myristica fragranaceae (Myristica fragranaceae), com...

background: medicinal plants synthesize a vast array of secondary metabolites that are important for human life. for medicinal purpose, antimicrobial activity of substances derived from plant extracts has been recognized for many years. pimpinella anisum l. (apiaceae) and illicium verum hook. f. (illiciaceae) plant species, have been used for treatment of infectious diseases in iranian traditio...

BACKGROUND Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) includes a group of chronic liver disorders caused by irregular accumulation of fat in liver tissue. The current study aimed to evaluate chemical composition and the effect of fruit extract and essential oil of Pimpinella anisum in experimental model of NAFLD. MATERIALS AND METHODS Sixty rats were randomly divided into ten groups, six in eac...

AIM To substantiate the claims of Unani and Arabian traditional medicine practitioners on the gastroprotective potential effect of a popular spice anise, "Pimpinella anisum L." on experimentally-induced gastric ulceration and secretion in rats. METHODS Acute gastric ulceration in rats was produced by various noxious chemicals including 80% ethanol, 0.2 mol/L NaOH, 25% NaCl and indomethacin. A...