in this study, the essential oil content in the aerial parts of cleome heratensis which is growing in the east of iran was investigated. the aerial parts of the plant were collected from the late august to october 2014, for a total of four harvests (s1-s4). essential oils were isolated by hydro-distillation. the oils were analyzed by gc-fid and 30 constituents, representing 84.93-92.9 % of the ...

The genus Boswellia is one of the 17 genera belonging to Burseraceae family. In this study resin of Boswellia carteri birdwoodcollected or purchased from Tehram herbal Market as a food and non-food for chemical analysis. The essential oils of the resins of Boswellia carteri birdwoodobtained by different methods of distillation (water distillation, steam distillation and hydro-steam distillation...

eryngium caucasicum trautv. (apiaceae) is a perennial herbaceous plant with about one meter height, an endemic species that has been distributed in the northern parts of iran. the plant leaves are normally used in medicine and food industries in iran.the plant has several medicinal properties including enforcing generative power, diuretic, lenitive and appetizer. in this research differents par...

The essential oil of Pimenta dioica was isolated by hydro distillation and steam distillation. The aqueous extract was also taken. The antioxidant, total phenolic and the antimicrobial studies were conducted. The antimicrobial activity was significant. The IC50 value of extract and essential oil are 390 μg/ml and 2340 μg/ml respectively.

Tanacetum parthenium L. known as feverfew is a medicinal herb which is found in many old gardens. It has been used in folk medicine for reducing fever. Feverfew is a member of the daisy family; it is used primarily to prevent migraine headaches and to treat rheumatoid arthritis.It hasa colorless essential oil that contains one or more of the sesquiterpene lactones as active principle. Tanasetum...

The innovative design and synthesis of nanofiber based hydro-philic/phobic membranes with a thin hydro-phobic nanofiber layer on the top and a thin hydrophilic nanofiber layer on the bottom of the conventional casted micro-porous layer which opens up a solution for membrane pore wetting and improves the pure water flux in membrane distillation.

medicinal plante borazambol with the scientific name of perovskia abrotanoides karel. belongs to the family lamiaceae. it is growing wild in the margin of mountainous roads of arid and cold climate of north iran. it is for a long time that indigenous people by different methods in traditional medicine use its products in preventing and curing diseases. in this research, essential oils of perovs...

background & aim: elaeagnus angustifolia and elaeagnus orientalis have a lot of medical utilization. in folk medicine, the fruit and flower of these plants are used as a tonic and antipyretic agent. the aim of the present study was to chemical analysis of volatile constituents of e. angustifolia and e. orientalis flowers.  experimental: the essential oils of e. angustifolia and e. orientali...

many parameters affect essential oil yield and chemical composition of aromatic plants. for obtaining the highest quantity and quality of essential oil, it is necessary to know the proper methods of drying and distillation. the aim of this research was to investigate the influence of drying and extraction methods on the yield and chemical composition of the essential oil of eucalyptus sargentii...

The use of natural products as medicinal agents presumably predates the earliest recorded history. Ocimum sanctum L., is a plant which is used in several traditional medicine systems to cure various diseases. In this study aerial parts of Ocimum sanctum were collected on august 2014 from Shahr-e-Rey in Iran. Fresh and dry partsof plants essential oils were extracted with hydro-distillation and ...