The propagation of the COVID-19 pandemic in Algeria has pushed population searching alternative therapies as preventives and treatment selections. use medicinal plants is a promising solution to strengthen immunity chase COVID-19. aim this study was carry out an ethnobotanical survey Bejaia department (Algeria) identify used during current pandemic. conducted from February May 2021. interviews ...

Peppermint, (Mentha ×piperita), aromatic perennial herb of the mint family (Lamiaceae). It is a natural hybrid Mentha spicata and aquatica found wild with its parent species in central as well southern Europe. holds various types ingredients including menthol, menthone cineol. Menthol, which extracted from peppermint, play an important role inhibition pathogenesis. Peppermint oil also acts mild...

Medicinal and aromatic plants are well appreciated for their antioxidant biocidal activities, while great variation on these activities can be related to the species, environmental conditions harvesting period. In present study, seasonal of activity, mineral content, yield chemical composition essential oils (EOs) sage (Salvia officinalis L.), sideritis (Sideritis perfoliata L. subsp. perfoliat...

Background and aims: Tooth decay is one of the most common chronic diseases around the world and this problem is the result of variety of different bacteria. Streptococcus mutants is one of the most important bacteria which is related to this disease. Finding new effective antibacterial agents is an important area in bioscience for fighting and controlling bacterial infections. Essential oils a...

Hydrodistilled oils of the fresh aerial parts of Mentha suaveolens Ehrh. cultivated in Egypt were prepared from samples collected along the four seasons. The percentage yields of these essential oils were 0.50%, 0.52%, 0.60%, and 0.47% of the dry weight for winter, spring, summer, and autumn samples. GC/MS analyses of all samples revealed a qualitative and quantitative variability in the oil co...

The postharvest life of most fruit, vegetables and cereals is limited by fungal proliferation. chemical composition Mentha piperita, M. spicata suaveolens essential oils (EO), the antifungal activity against four pathogenic post-harvest fungi isolated from food, were herein investigated to evaluate their potential as natural food preservatives. EO obtained hydrodistillation aerial parts leaves,...