it is highly desirable to employ biopreservatives of the antioxidant and antimicrobial properties to avoid the side effects associated with the use of synthetic preservatives. cake batters containing essential oil extracts of some such iranian native herbs as: lemon balm (melissa officinalis), camel thorn (alhagi maurorum) and ajwain (trachyspermum copticum), were prepared. the chemical composi...

Ajwain is one of the medicinal plants, which the highest composition is thymol, as a strong antioxidant respect to the obtained chromatograms of GC/MS. The antioxidant activity of the Ajwain is measured by square wave voltammetry method and cyclic voltammetry method and 2, 2-Diphenyl-1-picrylhydrazyl (DPPH) method in at the specific concentrations of 1%, 1.5%, 2% and 2.5% and constant pH. The r...

OBJECTIVE To assess the knowledge of mothers regarding commonly used Complimentary alternative medicines, their usage and various therapeutic choices for common ailments. METHODS A cross-sectional Survey on a predesigned proforma was done from July 2007- August 2007 in the out patient department of a tertiary care hospital. Consent was taken from the participants and 375 complete proformas we...

The potential of different medicinal species as alternative crops for saline conditions needs to be explored. Comparative physiological responses germinating seeds and mature plants three genotypes anise (Pimpinella anisum L.), fennel (Foeniculum vulgare Mill.), ajwain (Trachyspermum ammi L.) salt were studied in a 2-year field experiment using 0 100 mcM, laboratory 0, 25, 50, 75, 100, 125 mM N...

The present study evaluates the insecticidal activity of two essential Oil (EOs) mint (Mentha arvensis), and ajwain (Carum capyicum) against pulse beetle (Callosobruchus chinensis) (L). Contact toxicities these were evaluated using parameters lifecycle like total development period, numbers eggs laid, adult emergence longevity. Along with detoxification enzyme inhibition activities acetyl choli...

Brown top millet () is one of the nutri-cereals. It rich in nutrients such as fibre, calcium, potassium, manganese, and zinc. considered a low glycaemic food. Mathri, also known mathiya, ready-to-eat snack served with hot beverages. In this study, Mathri was prepared brown flour, wheat salt, ajwain, oil, water six different variations (0%, 20%, 40%, 60%, 80%, 100%) labelled WHF1, BTM2, BTM3, BT...

background trachyspermum ammi or carum copticum, commonly known as ajowan or ajwain is a plant used as a spice. thymol, the major phenolic compound present in ajowan is known as a strong germicide and anti-spasmodic. it is also used for cleaning the wounds and treating skin infections. objectives here, we aimed to study the inhibitory effects of ajowan essential oil on microorganisms like esche...

In present study four types of botanical extracts including neem (Azadirachta indica L.), safeda (Eucalyptus cameldulensis Dehnh.), rosemary (Rosmarinus officinalis Spenn.) and ajwain (Trachyspermum-ammi L.) were selected pre-inoculated on susceptible wheat cultivar “Morocco” to evaluate their effect oxidative enzyme activity, chlorophyll contents, phenol contents yield components against Pucci...