This study was conducted to evaluate the diurnal effect on essential oil yield and composition of Ledum palustre L. grown in northern Inner Mongolia, China. Essential oil content and composition were determined and compared as a function of different harvesting times viz. 7:00 AM, 11:00 AM, 3:00 PM, 7:00 PM, and 11:00 PM within a day. The essential oil obtained by hydrodistillation was investig...

The present study was carried out to determine the potential antibacterial effect of essential oil of Origanumvulgare against antibiotic resistant E.coli. In this study, the essential oil of Origanumvulgare obtained by hydrodistillation was analyzed by gas chromatography coupled to mass spectrometry (GC-MS) in order to determine their chemical composition. The minimum inhibitory concentrations ...

in this research, the effects of organic fertilizers (bovine, sheep, leaf mould and vermicompost fertilizers) combined with foliar application of salicylic acid (sa) at the rate of 0, 10-2, 10-4 and 10-6 m on essential oil percentage and some secondary metabolites of lemon balm were investigated. the experiment was conducted as complete randomized block design with factorial arrangement in pots...

background & aim: eucalyptus l'her. [an aromatic genera of the family (myrtaceae)] is native to australia and other tropical species is planted worldwide. the purpose of this study is to extract and identify the essential oils components of four species of eucalyptus l'her. cultivated in botanical garden of kashan, central iran. experimental: leaves of e. largiflorens, e. intertexta, ...

Background: Food preservation includes procedures to assure higher level of food safety, hygiene and stability. To achieve this goal, the use of combination biopreservatives, such as Essential oils and Probiotics, has gained increased attention. Objective: The aim of this study was to evaluate the antimicrobial effects of Mentha longifolia L. esential oil and Lactobacillus casei aginst Listeri...

Background: Teucrium polium is a medicinal plant used as an herbal plant for antispasmodic and antimicrobial properties. Objective: This study aimed to evaluate the effect of the essential oil of T. polium against fungal, bacterial strains, and Giardia lamblia. Also, chemical analysis of the essential oil of T. polium was analyzed by GC/MS. Methods: Teucrium polium was collected from the De...

achillea millefolium belong to the asteraceae family and from genus achillea. in this study essential oils were extracted from all aerial parts via hydro distillation (hd) method by clevenger set . by using of gas chromatography/mass spectrometry ( gc-ms) technique the chemicals component essential oil were identified. about 41 components with were identified which encompassed 97.66 percent of ...

pycnocycla caespitosa is an essential oil-containing plant naturally growing in southwest of iran. the extract of this plant has been used as remedy in traditional medicine. another species of pycnocyla ( p. spinosa ) possessed antispasmodic activity. the pharmacological objective of this study was to look for relaxant effect of hydroalcoholic extract and essential oil of p. caespitosa on rat i...

BACKGROUND Gum resins obtained from trees of the Burseraceae family (Boswellia sp.) are important ingredients in incense and perfumes. Extracts prepared from Boswellia sp. gum resins have been shown to possess anti-inflammatory and anti-neoplastic effects. Essential oil prepared by distillation of the gum resin traditionally used for aromatic therapy has also been shown to have tumor cell-speci...