Spices are indispensable components of Indian cuisines since ancient times and are considered as rich source of bio-active antimicrobial compounds. Antibacterial and antifungal activity of individual as well as ethanolic extracts of cumin (Cuminum cyminum), ginger (Zingiber officinale) and garlic (Allium sativum) was evaluated against bacterial strains of Bacillus subtilus, Pseudomonas flurosce...

This study was aimed to determine the changes of the local anchovy meal which is known as hamsi kaygana in Turkey during cold storage at +4°C ± 1°C. Physicochemical (pH, TVB-N, TMA-N, and TBA) shelf life analyses were carried out for hamsi kaygana samples. It was confirmed that the pH values obtained from research groups were within the limit values of the literature. No statistically significa...

Black cumin seed oil (MBJH) ( Nigella sativa L .) is a well-known herb with pharmacology activities such as anticancer and anti-thrombocytopenia. The limitation of MBJH has poor absorption when using oral dosage form. liquid SNEDDS (Self-nanoemulsifying drug delivery system) an alternative formulation. However, the disadvantage liquid-SNEDDS MJBH was interaction between active ingredients soft ...

CONTEXT Gastrointestinal problems are common after Cesarean section. During the past three decades, there has been an increasing trend in the use of herbal plants in the treatment of various medical conditions. AIMS This study aimed to compare the effects of cumin, peppermint with magnesium hydroxide (milk of magnesia; MOM) on gastrointestinal complications of Caesarean section. SETTINGS & ...

The study was conducted to investigate the effects of feeding natural spices as growth promoters compared to antibiotic for broilers under high environmental temperature. Two hundred and forty day old chick (Cobb strain) was divided into six groups A, B, C, D, E, F in complete randomized design. A control group received broilers basal diet. For the other groups, the basal diet was supplemented ...

Concerns related to the rise of disposition to the application of the medicinal plants throughout the world have gone up on their cultivation and production processes. In order to study the effect of planting seasons on morphological traits, yield, oil content and oil composition of black cumin, an experiment was conducted under field condition in Mashhad, Iran in 2012-2013 as a randomized comp...