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 effects on humans inhaling the fragrance of essential oils were examined in terms of a sensory test, a multi-channel skin thermometer study and a portable forehead surface electroencephalographic (IBVA-EEG) measurement. The essential oils examined in this study were those of basil and peppermint, because our previous sensory test had indicated an opposite effect of these essential oils when...

The role of the serotonergic innervation of the olfactory bulb was examined in neonate rat pups (Sprague-Dawley) by utilizing an olfactory learning paradigm (Sullivan, McGaugh, & Leon, 1991; Sullivan, Wilson, & Leon, 1989). One hundred fifty nanoliters of the neurotoxin 5,7-dihydroxytryptamine (5,7-dHT, 10 micrograms/microliters) was injected into each anterior olfactory nucleus of Postnatal Da...

The effect of essential oils thyme, peppermint, savory and two fungicides on the growth three plant pathogenic fungi

Interaction Effect of Different Levels Zinc and Methyl Jasmonate on Morphological Characteristics Photosynthetic Pigments Peppermint in Soilless Culture Conditions

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...